Ukraine Says AI Robot Guns Shoot Down New Russian Drones

Ukraine's air force says AI-enabled robotic turrets are being installed on bridges to shoot down Russia's new jet-powered drones, including the Geran-5, using optical vision and AI to control machine guns. Twelve are deployed in Kyiv, but the system has a roughly one-kilometer radius and is not a panacea.

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