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Old 17th Aug 2016, 18:25
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tdracer
 
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The FAA is on record has prohibiting the use of anything resembling AI for aircraft or aircraft engine control. That's right, a flat prohibition. The reason is that AI can be somewhat unpredictable - and that's the very last thing you want to integrate into an aircraft system.
Personal example - my BMW was a very basic form of AI that 'learns' my driving style and adapts the engine and trani controls accordingly. A while back, they needed to re-flash the BMW computer to correct a malfunction. When I picked the car up, it had turned into a gutless wonder - literally unsafe - I nearly got in an accident on the way home when it failed to accelerate when I expected to - so I took it back next day. Turns out the AI values had gotten corrupted when they did the re-flash. They reset the AI values and the car was fine. A co-worker had a similar experience with his car (non-BMW).
It's going to be a long time before AI has advanced to the level where we're going to be using to control aircraft.
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