Jeremy Vine Show - Pilotless Airliners
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Artificial Intelligence, narrow or weak AI, is here, and will get exponentially smarter, strong or general AGI. It’s already operating the financial markets, it knows what you browse, it’s watching you at almost all times. You probably had interaction with some sort of intelligent machine today that made your life easier. It is said AGI would outperform humans at nearly every cognitive task. Without delving into the dangers of AGI, such systems could potentially undergo recursive self-improvement, triggering an intelligence explosion leaving human intellect far behind. The implications of such revolutionary technologies, such as super-intelligence, if aligned with our goals, could feasibly replace pilots, controllers, etc. A super-intelligent AI network of controllers and aircraft doesn't seem far fetched after all, not in this century.
The reality is all that pilotless airliners will do is introduce new problems to aviation. Not to mention the numerous other systems that will have to be invented to help AI aircraft work.
If you have a read of the Tech Log Forum there is a thread that demonstrates how complex building AI aircraft is going to be.
If you have a read of the Tech Log Forum there is a thread that demonstrates how complex building AI aircraft is going to be.
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Before the paying public will get onto a pilotless aircraft, why don't they get rid of the underground drivers in London? Every few months they pop up, blackmail people in order to increase their already extortionate wages. If they can't introduce a system which will safely control a system of trains which only move in one dimension relative to each other, on tracks, what chance have they got of ever introducing pilotless aircraft moving in all 3 dimensions in space, some of which contain rocks????
But the topic reminds me of the old adage:
In future, an airline crew will consist of a pilot and a dog.
Job of the pilot: Feed the dog.
Job of the dog: Bite the pilot in case he tries to touch anything.....
But the topic reminds me of the old adage:
In future, an airline crew will consist of a pilot and a dog.
Job of the pilot: Feed the dog.
Job of the dog: Bite the pilot in case he tries to touch anything.....
Artificial Intelligence, narrow or weak AI, is here, and will get exponentially smarter, strong or general AGI. It’s already operating the financial markets, it knows what you browse, it’s watching you at almost all times. You probably had interaction with some sort of intelligent machine today that made your life easier. It is said AGI would outperform humans at nearly every cognitive task. Without delving into the dangers of AGI, such systems could potentially undergo recursive self-improvement, triggering an intelligence explosion leaving human intellect far behind. The implications of such revolutionary technologies, such as super-intelligence, if aligned with our goals, could feasibly replace pilots, controllers, etc. A super-intelligent AI network of controllers and aircraft doesn't seem far fetched after all, not in this century.
Ahh, but has the salesperson been born yet who can sell a ticket on a pilotless aircraft.
It will come one of these days but suspect at first it will only be freighters until the public get used to the idea.
Nothing can go wrong, go wrong, go wrong..
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It will come one of these days but suspect at first it will only be freighters until the public get used to the idea.
Nothing can go wrong, go wrong, go wrong..
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Ships operate in two dimensions, aircraft in three.
Ships can stop, aircraft can not.
Once we see ships operating safely without crews, it might be worth thinking about trying it with aircraft. Not before.
Ships can stop, aircraft can not.
Once we see ships operating safely without crews, it might be worth thinking about trying it with aircraft. Not before.
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By the time pilot-less aircraft become viable, virtual reality and holograms will make both business and leisure travel unnecessary.
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The reality is all that pilotless airliners will do is introduce new problems to aviation. Not to mention the numerous other systems that will have to be invented to help AI aircraft work.
If you have a read of the Tech Log Forum there is a thread that demonstrates how complex building AI aircraft is going to be.
If you have a read of the Tech Log Forum there is a thread that demonstrates how complex building AI aircraft is going to be.
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"If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; but if he says that it is impossible, he is very probably wrong."
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