AI flies an F-16 fighter and creates a virus, India’s AI labelling and Google’s deep minds exit — Weekly AI Wrap Aug 8

It was an action-packed week in the world of AI, especially for fans of Top Gun: Maverick. While India initiates AI labelling after EU regulators officially pulled the trigger on enforcing strict AI Act, the defence research agencies on the other side of the Atlantic demonstrated how they could fly the F-16 fighter aircraft, demonstrating unprecedented autonomous tactical flight capabilities. This is more than just an autopilot system – it’s the AI controlling the flight entirely, with no human input.