http://www.newsweek.com/us-military-robots-insects-artificial-intelligence-micro-brain-1290804

The Pentagon's research wing is investigating how certain insects could provide a key to developing new technologies related to artificial intelligence.

The U.S. military has long experimented with new AI applications, from missile systems to swarms of drones, but the latest focus may be about understanding how the complexities of nature could shape strategies in this field. In a research opportunity posted last week, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said it was "inviting submissions of innovative basic research concepts exploring new computational frameworks and strategies drawn from the impressive computational capabilities of very small flying insects."