> The article smells of AI psychosis...

China has been doing something similar since 2020 [0] and something we've experimented [1] on for decades [2][3].

They have traditionally been used as target aircraft for training, but a subset are now being used as testbeds for networked ops.

[0] - https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2021/10/20/c...

[1] - https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/467196/first...

[2] - https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1045...

[3] - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:QF-4E_GulfofMexico_1...