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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.
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.
Oh man! Pilot here.
And we thought Reagan fucked up!
Oh, he definitely did. But you can never underestimate the power of ANY politician to fuck things up WORSE.
It's kind of their superpower.
There some people gonna die
But that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make
AI can be a useful tool in certain situations. The issue is that humans can become complacent, disinterested and inattentive if an AI appears to be doing their work. We see this too in things like "self driving" - yeah the car seems to be working right up until the moment it isn't and if the driver wasn't paying attention, they're dead.
I could see entirely the same thing playing out with ATC. AI can have uses in an airport but it really does depend on what those uses are.
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
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.