As the Department of Transportation begins the process of overhauling the country’s air traffic control system — a $12 billion undertaking — there are already plans to integrate artificial intelligence into it in the future. Addressing fears that AI is meant to completely replace air traffic controllers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CBS News, “that’s not gonna happen.”
“AI is a tool, but we do not replace humans in how we manage the airspace,” Duffy said. “Am I gonna replace a controller and have AI manage the airspace? The answer to that is hell no, that’s not gonna happen.”
What AI will do, according to Duffy, is help air traffic controllers move flights around to avoid delays by merging airline flight schedules with an FAA system.
Read the rest of the story at CBS News.
