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Are ‘Mind-Reading Drones’ Next in the Military’s Arsenal?

Apr. 20, 2011 12:43pm Jonathon M. Seidl

An unmanned U.S. Predator drone.

We regularly feature amazing weapons on this site. And they all have one thing in common: they’re not human. But a new futuristic weapon could soon blur the line between human and android.

According to Wired.com, the Air Force is developing a new “mind-reading.” But “mind-reading” might be a little too complimentary. Really, the drones have an advanced system that allows them to anticipate nearby pilots’ moves. The technology is part of a plan to avert accidents. Wired explains:

The answer: Design an algorithm that reads people’s minds. Or the next best thing — anticipates a pilot’s reaction to a drone flying too close.

Enter Soar Technologies, a Michigan company that proposes to create something it calls “Explanation, Schemas, and Prediction for Recognition of Intent in the Terminal Area of Operations,” or ESPRIT. It’ll create a “Schema Engine” that uses “memory management, pattern matching, and goal-based reasoning” to infer the intentions of nearby aircraft.

Not presuming that every flight will go according to plan, the Schema Engine’s “cognitive explanation mechanism” will help the drone figure out if a pilot is flying erratically or out of control. The Air Force signed a contract Dec. 23 with Soar, whose representatives were not reachable for comment.

In the spirit of capitalism, California-based Stottler Henke Associates is creating a rival system called the Intelligent Pilot Intent Analysis System. That system would “represent and execute expert pilot-reasoning processes to infer other pilots’ intents in the same way human pilots currently do.”

That system, the company hopes, could also be used to decipher friend from foe.

“Many of the pilot-intent-analysis techniques described are also applicable for determining illegal intent and are therefore directly applicable to finding terrorists and smugglers,” the company told the Air Force. It was apparently a convincing argument — the company signed a deal in January.

All this news worries Wired author Stephen Ackerman: “Scientifically speaking, it’s only a matter of time before drones become self-aware and kill us all. Now the Air Force is hastening that day of reckoning.”

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Comments (47)

Charles Catalano
Posted on April 21, 2011 at 10:07pm
God already knows what is on our minds, so, at a glance I would conclude that this drone system is ungodly.

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mikee1
Posted on April 21, 2011 at 12:00pm
It does not matter. We do not use our air power or high tech in these pc wars. We have been in Afghanistan for more than a decade. They kill our soldiers with our weapons. We rebuild their places that they blow up. Until HEAVY AIR POWER IS USED TO CRUSH THE MUSLIMS, this will go on. Think again, American dummycraps and rinos. I hear jets on the tarmacs in the EU, Israel and Russia. They have wanted to take their oil for decades. Guess who has stopped them? Now, the US is weak enough to ignore. Israel will be standing when the smoke clears. Will the U.S.? LOL.

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garclar
Posted on April 21, 2011 at 12:17am
Why don’t we get Gaddafi in the sites of one of these drones and blow him to kingdom come? What are you waiting for Obama?

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- christopher.duncan2388
  Posted on June 2, 2012 at 7:51pm
  Um, we already got Gaddafi, and his son muhammad muammar Gaddafi, isn’t really doing anything of interest…. So… What the hell are you talking about?
  
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unabashed
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 11:26pm
::sighs in disbelief::
Ok. point number one. human beings have used advanced math to predict human behavior for a very long time, computers have allowed us to do it much faster. If you can calculate the position and velocity of a mass, you can estimate where its going. This isn’t rocket science people.
point number two. human beings are creatures of habit. You don’t need a supercomputer to figure that one out.
If you are freaking out about applied sciences, then by all means, wear a tin foil hat, I’ve got a magnet. My only concern is the power hungry with more than half a brain.

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Junter
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 9:53pm
Already seen it on Terminator II, it’s called skynet. Now if they were smart they would make an Artificial Intelligence that hates and kills other computers before computers take over… Unless the anti A.I. decides to take over after killing all those computers.. We’re screwed..

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- Earendil
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 10:07pm
  “Now if they were smart they would make an Artificial Intelligence that hates and kills other computers before computers take over”
  ———————————–
  
  Isn’t that called a “computer virus?” ;)
  
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Bennie Franklin
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 8:50pm
Another solution to the human problem.

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MUDFLAPS
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 8:36pm
Man that thing would be great as a contestant on Whats My Line?

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Outlaw_Josey_Wales
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 3:36pm
I wound like to see that drone fly over Missouri.

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- harumph
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 3:38pm
  tastes like chicken
  
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TelepromoterNChief
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 3:24pm
This isn’t anything new.
I am sure the military has tried to do this for thousands of years.

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TheCountOfLiberty
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 3:06pm
No more of a mind reader than a chess program.

Just applies simple logic, if airplane is flying straight, airplane will a) continue flying straight, b) turn left, c) turn right, d) go up, e) go down. If airplane does e), and airport != nearby, airplane = being bad. Or something like that.

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- wth_happenedtomycountry
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 3:16pm
  “Just applies simple logic, if airplane is flying straight, airplane will a) continue flying straight, b) turn left, c) turn right, d) go up, e) go down. If airplane does e), and airport != nearby, airplane = being bad. Or something like that.”
  
  So, it’s based on multi user dungeon technology? nice
  
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- harumph
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 3:37pm
  Lol
  
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- TheCountOfLiberty
  Posted on April 21, 2011 at 10:40am
  Not too far off. The most complex part would just be figuring out what action the plane is actually taking.
  
  After that, you could implement neural network style (20 questions) A.I and after a few levels in, make a prediction.
  
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harumph
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 3:03pm
All’s well and good, until we lose communication with birds like these. Then it resorts to fallback programming. Problem is knowing and pre-loading every scenario. Bottom line: can’t beat real eyes in the seat.

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RLTW
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 2:52pm
Why not just wakeup all the air traffic controllers!

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In-God-I-trust
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 2:15pm
Now all who are considered those with tin foil hats on, might be the ones that are now protecting the freedom of thought.

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pwatkins
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 1:50pm
They can save their money to read American minds, we tell them what we think. Now we know why Obama had brain surgery, to place a shield to block drone mind detection so true Americans wouldn’t know what he is thinking. They would have otherwise picked up this signal: “I am muslim, I mean Christian, I have no birth certificate from Kenya, but had one produced in Hawaii, I and my wife love America bc for the first time in our lives we have enough dumb@$$es on the left to destroy what the Patriots have put their trust in, One Nation under God.
Waste of money, bc we know the enemies already and we can also see that evil is leading us everytime he blares those evil eyes or spews hatred from those evil purple lips or points that let me be clear finger at half of America, telling them they are the enemy of what he perceives as the future NWO under his master’s plan.

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Sam Brown
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 1:44pm
Common sense says this will never work. Imagine this high dollar machine flying over a group of women. It would crash.

Sammy

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pork eating crusader
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 1:12pm
good luck with that

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pork eating crusader
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 1:11pm
Tell Big Sis to Kiss My A#*

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nelan72
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 1:11pm
Did you know that this drone flew over the White House? It read Obama’s mind it came back with an insufficient experience error code then it blaimed Bush.

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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 1:19pm
  Winning!
  
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Its Gonna Getcha
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 1:04pm
Combing technology with organic beings (including people) has been around. Chips in brains to enhance intelligence or mood? Yes, that too.

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Stoic one
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:59pm
Add your comments

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Professional Infidel
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:58pm
Will info fire rocket??

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ISLAMICO
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:57pm
American chicken army afraid to fight face to face so they run to the skyes. CHICKENS.

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- banjarmon
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 1:30pm
  I can tell from your comments on this and other post, that your head is fill with things a dog would not eat and a cat would want to cover up. Some where in your past life some one filled your head with buzzard vomit and PIG SQUIRT! May your 72 virgins be male pigs and goats…
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 1:30pm
  Yea Islamico, U.S. troops are not brave Islamic fighters hiding behind women and children. I’m sure Mohamed would be proud (but, he’s dead and rots in hell), he was a chicken ****, pedophile just like the rest of you brave Islamic jihadists.
  
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- alienguns
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 1:34pm
  huh….don’t you have ….flying carpets
  
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- SgtBarrett
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 2:28pm
  “American Chicken Army” ??? We dont hide in our churches behind a priest or little children when we fight. We stand up and shoot the enemy. ISLAMICO, you speak such small words from such a small mind.
  
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- upstateny
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 3:26pm
  Your lord is a dog.
  
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Sinista MACE
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:53pm
If you think they can’t extrapolate infrared data emitted from your brain and/or monitor and analyze your brain waves and make some sense out of them, you are sadly mistaken.

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BetterDays
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:45pm
Ok,drones what am I thinking?
Your good, Obama is a fraud!

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texasfarmer
Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:45pm
Get the tin foil hats out.

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- unsalvageable.org
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:47pm
  ^^^^^^^^
  Once they master it for the military, they came customize it to create the new “Thought police” and harass anyone that disagrees with the government.
  
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- ozchambers
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:48pm
  Hyperbole. This is about expected reaction patterns of pilots in a near-collision incident with a drone. If this were really a mind-reading drone, they wouldnt be telling us………
  
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- theonefromabove
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:49pm
  I have to say this is hogwash.
  
  http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos
  
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- UlyssesP
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:55pm
  I agree. This is not mind reading. No more than your spell checker is.
  
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- Professional Infidel
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:58pm
  I got a plate in my head, if that doesn’t work I guess I’m going down!! Yea, I don’t agree!!!
  
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- TheBeezKnow
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 12:59pm
  Bingo!
  Texans get your Don’t Tread on Me plates here:
  http://www.myplates.com/
  
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- Obama Snake Oil Co
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 1:05pm
  Islamico, stay right there and I will be there for you in a minute. I will help you get your 70 virgins…well, I know you wouldn’t be proud of them riding on the back of your moped, however, at least you wouldn’t have a 6 pack of beer in your basket….gals a packin a lot of junk in their trunks…
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 1:19pm
  They don’t need a mind reading drone to get my opinion of government, my middle finger shows up quite well on cameras I’m certain.
  
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- stifroc
  Posted on April 20, 2011 at 2:38pm
  Sounds a little more like ‘decision anticipating” then “Mind reading” to me.
  
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- thepatriotdave
  Posted on April 21, 2011 at 1:17am
  I will be OK with these if they have one flying over Obama 24/7 and post his thoughts every day. He would be destroyed within a week!
  
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