The firm behind the new AI-driven US airspace management system has denied that its airspace-management software was behind the nationwide freezing of US airspace for hours yesterday. The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) described the problem behind the grounding as a “communication issue”. US airspace is now slowly reopening.
The ‘SMART’ (Strategic Management of Airspace Routes and Trajectories) system was switched on only three days before the mass grounding and its owner said it would ‘improve the experience for air travellers’. But it’s nothing to do with the problem. Apparently.
Instead, “antiquated” communications systems were the issue. The neoliberal establishment is already rolling out to deny that the AI had anything to do with the shutdown. Naturally.
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