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      I don’t think the round itself was guided, rather the sniper was guided by visuals and data from the drone. Even more impressive if it was a good ol’ analog shot apart from help where to point it.

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        According to the article it was a “14.5 mm Aligator sniper rifle”

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snipex_Alligator

        Which just takes big ass bullets yeah

        guided by artificial intelligence working in tandem with a drone reconnaissance complex

        Im no gun guy, but i would assume it was probably nothing “AI” related (as usual when people use the term AI) and just a smart algorithm that takes in all the parameters gathered by the drone and spotter and calculates the correct parameters to use for the operator.

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          Arguably, a smart algorithm that determines parameters is some form of AI, just not an LLM, image generator or other machine learning model.

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            The term AI is so worthless to begin with because it has no real definition. I would personally say that its “anything involving machine learning” but that defintion doesnt actually have anything to do with being “artificially intelligent” so it also makes no sense.

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              “Anything involving machine learning” also has nothing to do with “classical AI,” which was basically just gigantic piles of if statements.

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              It does have a dictionary entry though, e.g. "the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively”, and I would argue that this definition fits.

              The definition “something that lets a computer perform tasks that are thought to require intelligence” depends on the person, and whether they think something required a form of intelligence. Accounting for all variables over a large distance so you hit your target seems like it requires a reasonable amount of intelligence to me.

              It is a extremely generic term though, almost like using ‘software package’. It is more often used as a buzzword than something that provides significant clarification about how it works.