The Pentagon is hosting a demonstration of simulated, close-range combat exercises featuring autonomous aircraft controlled by artificial intelligence, as part of a larger effort to increase warfighters’ trust in machines. The AlphaDogfight Trials are intended to expand the base of potential algorithm developers for the Air Combat Evolution program, a new initiative of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, according to a June 28 notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities. The demonstration will be hosted by DARPA’s Strategic Technology Office...