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And that’s basically it!
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.
I wonder how many plane crashes it'll take before this changes.
If at all.
Look at how quick we got used to school shootings and climate change and death-squad healthcare and a bunch of other awfulnesses.
We are very good at taking abuse and carrying on with 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
That would be one of the biggest ironies in history if Peter Theil ends up dying because the AI ATC he championed crashed him into some other evil exec. I'm thinking maybe Elon Musk.
What could possibly go wrong?? 🤦🏻♀️
What's the worst thing that could happen??
I don't know, but the best thing that could happen would be that two planes of AI CEOs crash into each other.
Lord I’m never flying again now.
Self-driving cars, buses, trains. Robots on the sidewalks. Guess I’m just staying inside forever.
Or we could hire more air traffic controllers and upgrading their systems from 1970.
Costs money right? There is money for wars only.
And to pay Saltman and MisAnthropic for tokens... Look yes I know we could hire like 10 ATCs for the cost of this one dude's ChatJippity usage but we've gotta keep the bubble bubbling
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.
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.
Good luck, alpha testers!
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.
So when, and i do mean when, this results in a crash, who will be held responsible?
Well we have already had deaths due to the current crunch (and not paying them) of us air traffic controllers.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/laguardia-collision-air-traffic-control-ntsb-9.7140479
And who was blamed for those? Oh yeah the traffic controllers! So when grok starts seeing how many 737s can fit in the same physical space, it will be the controllers fault. As you can imagine this will make those controllers want to quit, meaning more pressure to use shit like AI tools.
Liberals.
There some people gonna die
And some politicians will get off scot free with the "WeLl It WaSnT Us iN CoNtRoL oF De aI!1!" Line.
People just straight up believe AI is magic.
We don't have enough air traffic controllers.
We use AI to reduce their workload. <---- We are here
We don't need as many air traffic controllers.
We sack more air traffic controllers.
We don't have enough air traffic controllers.
Welp, I'm fine continuing to never get on a plane post PATRIOT ACT.
All American Roadtrips forever, apparently.
National Geographic producers are rubbing their hands knowing that future seasons of Air Crash Investigations are secure.
"Someone's got their head in the clouds."
No, someone's got their head up their ass.
when you have the pilot and microslop copilot:
for entertainment purposes only
After the first few avoidable crashes, entire countries will refuse to fly to America.
Wow. Just wow. This sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. So, how will the AI cope with a pilot not following instructions and/or confused by the instructions? Or better yet, how about weather events? It looks like self-driving cars, but with airplanes. If done even slightly incorrectly, it will be disastrous, but if it is not a real-time tool and has a human that actually checks its recommendations and acts accordingly, then it might be okay. Either way, I will be avoiding flying once this rolls out. WOW.
So even flying over America without landing there is going to become dangerous.
Best choose flights with Polar routes, going the other way around or which fly over South America instead.
Maybe this will finally bring back a solid rail and bus transit infrastructure again.
Fuck AI for this, but there's a lot of room in ATC for further automation. To be perfectly honest, if the planes can more or less land themselves, and they're all fly-by-wire, I could see nearly automating the whole thing. Phase it in over a 10-year plan... computers HAVE to be able to be better at this than one unpaid, overworked, under-rested controller.