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Single Pilot Operations — let’s replace airline copilots with AI! (pivot-to-ai.com)

submitted 10 months ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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[–] Harlehatschi@lemmy.ml 22 points 10 months ago (3 children)

We should first check if ChatGPT is able to handle Air Force One

[–] TinyTimmyTokyo@awful.systems 15 points 10 months ago

Maybe Elon can install Grok as the copilot of his private jets.

[–] quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago

I second that motion

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I understand this post is technically illegal in the US

[–] YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems 3 points 10 months ago

I don't know, I think we're just talking about using AI to make the government more efficient, which is basically just the stated policy goal at this point.

[–] HedyL@awful.systems 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is particularly remarkable because - as David pointed out - being a pilot is not even one of those jobs that nobody would want to do. There is probably still an oversupply of suitable people who would pass all the screening tests and really want to become pilots. Some of them would probably even work for a relatively average salary (as many did in the past outside the big airlines). The only problem for the airlines is probably that they can no longer count on enough people being willing (and able!) to take on the high training costs themselves. Therefore airlines would have to hire somewhat less affluent candidates and pay for all their training. However, AI probably looks a lot more appealing to them...

[–] YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems 13 points 10 months ago

""For once you have tasted flight you shall walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there shall you long to return" -Leonardl Da Vinci" -Civilization IV narrator.

[–] o7___o7@awful.systems 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This has worked out so well for trains.

As a side note, it's inevitable that you're going to end up explaining all of this on all of my favorite disaster-adjacent podcasts one day

[–] nick@midwest.social 5 points 10 months ago

Fuck. This. Shit.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

AI? Hell no.

Purpose built machine, yes.

[–] dbtng@eviltoast.org 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They have those ... right? Gawd I hope they still have those. I'm not flying till they figure this out. Again.

[–] sailor_sega_saturn@awful.systems 7 points 10 months ago

Yeah it's called "autopilot"; named after the Tesla technology!