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There some people gonna die
Oh man! Pilot here.
And we thought Reagan fucked up!
It's still appropriate to blame Reagan, funnily enough.
Yeah, he's got a lot to answer for in Hell.
I wish I believed in that stuff. It would so satisfying to know that those dipshits are suffering, but they aren't.
We can't count on these jackals getting punished in the next life, we have to take care of it ourselves. Make them think Hell will be a vacation.
What I'm hearing is, they will literally risk people dying on planes just to train AI AND would rather do that than hire/employ actual staff that will do the work. Somehow, paying their staff a liveable wage and treating them like a human being just doesn't bode well enough for the rich people making these decisions.
This is fucking insane. I bet you that none of the places with private jets flying all these asshole c-suite execs are using AI. It's only being forced on the public because the idiots bought into the hype and don't know how else to make money out of it.
Actually no them too. Peter Theil is shockingly stupid and crazy. He believes it'll work and if it doesn't he's so special nothing bad can happen to him
...nothing bad can happen to him
Honest question: When was the last time something bad actually happened to these people?
Epstein if he's even dead. Dead insurance exec #1 that made luigi a verb.
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Or we could hire more air traffic controllers and upgrading their systems from 1970.
Perhaps one could even build a second FAA, to create more opportunities for training for civilian ATCs… but that would make Oklahoma very sad.
Aside from obvious safety issues, I fully expect your already numb ass will sit on the runway/gate for another hour while the palantir executives private jets laden with your tax dollars take up all of the takeoff slots. Enjoy that knowledge while the kid behind you starts kicking the back of your seat.
Glad I don't fly.
Ya know......when I watched 9/11 happen live on tv, it never once crossed my mind that the next time this happened it would be because people are going to become too stupid to fly planes themselves.
It used to be such an esteemed profession too.
Well, that was before Reagan.
Welp, I'm fine continuing to never get on a plane post PATRIOT ACT.
All American Roadtrips forever, apparently.
Invest in rail
Hahahah, in this economy?
I mean, I agree with the big picture ides, but look at California.
Been trying to do highspeed rail for over a decade, has accomplished almost nothing.
We'd have to revamp soooo many parts of so many systems, to even maybe be able to do anything in a reasonable amount of time.
Oh also we don't know how to build anything, anymore.
We'll basically have to hope we get a second FDR, but that doesn't seem very likely... more likely we balkanize, frankly.
My mistake, you’re absolutely right -- I neglected to ensure the runway was clear before scheduling that landing. Please accept my apologies for causing those deaths. I’m really glad to be working with you, it’s reassuring that you’ll always keep me honest. You’re not just an assistant traffic controller -- you’re a friend.
Well, at least the AI seemed sincere in their apology.
Oh god please no.
What could possibly go wrong?? 🤦🏻♀️
We will certainly find out. In the meantime, I'll drive.
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Lord I’m never flying again now.
Self-driving cars, buses, trains. Robots on the sidewalks. Guess I’m just staying inside forever.
Wait until this guy gets wind of his smarttv, copilot on windows, and even his thermostat and refridgerator are all plotting against him.
I'd presume most tech-savvy people don't have a smart TV, Windows 11 with copilot, a "smart" home system, or refrigerator with AI integrated.
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I'm curious what this system actual is. From the article quotes it sounds more like prediction algorithms for future delays "seeing 45 days out", for instance.
That would not be a bad thing. I doubt this is LLMs.
Good luck, alpha testers!
So when, and i do mean when, this results in a crash, who will be held responsible?
Obviously it's the DEI
If it's the ATC then it's their fault, if it's AI then it's no one's.
Fortunately the world is going to run out of aviation fluid next week so we won't have to find out.
The remaining humans in ATC for "not having supervised the AI agents appropriately", of course!
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