Humans best AI in first-ever Drone Racing League showdown

The Drone Racing League recently held its first Human VS AI match, pitting a drone helmed by AI developed by Delft University of Technology’s MavLab against one flown by human pilot Gabriel Kocher. Despite early race hype, MavLab’s machine took a big “L” as Kocher flew away with the victory, running the course in half the time it took the AI. Am I the only one wondering how the “future” ended up being a world where AI can beat us at board-games and