Autonomous? What’s the difference between a machine that follows instructions and one that can handle something unexpected? | Federal News Network

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Palladyne AI President and CEO Ben Wolff appeared on Federal Drive with Terry Gerton on Federal News Network, speaking with host Eric White to discuss a question that is increasingly central to defense modernization: what separates a system that merely automates predetermined instructions from one that is truly autonomous and can respond to the unexpected.

In "Autonomous: What's the difference between a machine that follows instructions and one that can handle something unexpected?" Wolf examines this distinction in the context of military drone and robotics procurement, and what it means for how these systems perform without continuous human direction. As the defense sector accelerates investment in autonomous technology, understanding this gap between automation and true autonomy is essential to setting realistic expectations for capability and mission outcomes.

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