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The FAA announced on November 10 that it has expanded the use of SMART, an AI tool for advising air traffic controllers to manage congestion, across the US (Jeremy Hsu/Ars Technica)
Techmeme ·
Updated 59m ago
- 2 more outlets picked it up in the last 3 hours, most recently Scientific American, Techmeme.
- Techmeme changed its headline 2h ago. It first read: “The FAA announced on Thursday that it has expanded the use of SMART, an AI tool for advising air traffic controllers to manage congestion, across the US (Jeremy Hsu/Ars Technica)”
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The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop for departing flights, citing a communications outage and “extraordinary circumstances.” Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said it was due to a “telecommunications outage” and there was no indication of a “nefarious” act, ABC News reported; TechRadar said officials could not yet rule out a cyberattack. ABC News reported 1,000 flights canceled, and MarketWatch reported more than 10,000 delayed.
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First reported by Ars Technica at · 4 outlets in all
- Scientific American(subscription required)FAA grounds all U.S. flights days after expanding its AI air traffic systemNational ground stops of this kind are exceedingly rare
- TechmemeThe FAA announced on November 10 that it has expanded the use of SMART, an AI tool for advising air traffic controllers to manage congestion, across the US (Jeremy Hsu/Ars Technica)
- Ars TechnicaFAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspaceAirlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved.
- GizmodoThe FAA Is Rolling Out Its AI Air Traffic Tool NationwideThe FAA has reassured the public and airlines that SMART only suggests routes and doesn't affect air safety.