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Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He's Speaking Out

by psim1 on 5/16/25, 1:11 AM with 3 comments

  • by perihelions on 5/16/25, 1:22 AM

  • by LorenDB on 5/16/25, 1:30 AM

    At what point do we replace humans with software here? Obviously we shouldn't remove humans from the loop entirely, but computers should be able to do a lot of the work of detecting and flagging collisions, directing traffic, etc.

    Humans will still be needed for the worst events (think the Miracle on the Hudson), but it's not good to put such a mental strain on the ones who are supposed to keep us safe while flying.