The 'FlyTrap' Method, and How it can Disable Autonomous AI Drones

"We recognized that while potentially applicable, prior related AI attack ideas may make an AI drone ‘lose’ its target, a much more dangerous scenario exists where an attacker could actually control the drone’s behaviour." - Shaoyuan Xie, a UC Irvine graduate student researcher.

The 'FlyTrap' Method, and How it can Disable Autonomous AI Drones
Pfc. Lai Ha, a paratrooper assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division inspects and deploys an Orqa First Person View drone that will be operated and tested during a live-fire exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, March, 8, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew Clark)