Why are the posts in this thread so riddled with spelling errors and missing words? Just READ through it!
A living example of pilot error.
Before you dismiss the idea of autonomous aircraft out of hand, read this:
Technological singularity
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Technological singularity refers to the hypothetical future emergence of greater-than-human intelligence through technological means, very probably resulting in
explosive superintelligence.
Since the capabilities of such intelligence would be difficult for an unaided human mind to comprehend, the occurrence of a technological singularity is seen as an intellectual event horizon,
beyond which events can not be predicted or understood.
Proponents of the singularity typically state that an "intelligence explosion" is a key factor of the Singularity where superintelligences design successive generations of increasingly powerful minds.
This hypothesized process of
intelligent self-modification might occur very quickly, and might not stop until the agent's cognitive abilities
greatly surpass that of any human. The term "intelligence explosion" is therefore sometimes used to refer to this scenario.
The term was coined by science fiction writer Vernor Vinge, who argues that artificial intelligence, human biological enhancement or brain-computer interfaces could be possible causes of the singularity. The concept is popularized by futurists like Ray Kurzweil and
it is expected by proponents to occur sometime in the 21st century, although estimates do vary.
Technological singularity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With the level of automation already available on current aircraft (reliable Autopilots, Auto Thrust, AutoLand etc) we're already more than half way there.
Self healing electronics are now in development.
Sometimes I wonder - why an ECAM action message at all? Why not an automatic system action and follow-up ECAM completed advisory?
Personally, given the inevitable progress of computing power, I have no doubt whatsoever that this is the future. The only question is WHEN, not IF.