> Many modern fighter jets literally cannot be flown by a human without automation, they're too unstable.
That's correct. But it's an easy problem to automate, because the problem being solved is well understood.
That's not the case for something randomly breaking.
I doubt the FAA would certify an AI running a jetliner, for the simple reason that if something unexpected happens, there's no way to predict what the AI will do. FSD for cars was done by collecting an incredible amount of data from the cameras on Teslas. Yet still, how much data was collected from Teslas having a catastrophic failure, like catching fire? A jetliner has a lot more failure modes than a car.
Most airplane crashes are straightforward pilot error - I don't see why AI couldn't improve on it with a bit of effort. I fully expect AI to be flying commercial planes inside 20 years, indeed I expect human piloting to be looked back on as dangerous and error-prone. The FAA will bow to the numbers, like they did with fly-by-wire and all other technological progress.
That's correct. But it's an easy problem to automate, because the problem being solved is well understood.
That's not the case for something randomly breaking.
I doubt the FAA would certify an AI running a jetliner, for the simple reason that if something unexpected happens, there's no way to predict what the AI will do. FSD for cars was done by collecting an incredible amount of data from the cameras on Teslas. Yet still, how much data was collected from Teslas having a catastrophic failure, like catching fire? A jetliner has a lot more failure modes than a car.