Digging the switch to first person voice! And it seems you have a doppelganger in that first photo.
I imagine there are lots of things I trust/use every day that are actually managed by AI - I actually wouldn't be that surprised if it turned out ATC was one of them and I only found out after the fact. Sometimes ignorance is bliss :D
In the Marine Corps years ago, I had friends who were air traffic controllers at Marine Corps facilities on Okinawa and Southers California. I was stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Japan SHARING THE AIR FIELD WITH THE Japanese Defense Force. I suspect there and at Futima Okinawa everyone spoke English. At the giant US Air Force base Kadina Okinawa they probably spoke English too. Languages can make things complicated!
Thanks for sharing your military experience! You make a great point - English is actually the standard language for commercial air traffic control globally. I'm sure it helped operations run smoothly at our bases. Really interesting to hear about your time there.
As AI is increasingly a part of everyday life, it makes perfect sense that it’s use in the control tower would result in increased efficiency and safety. However I agree that I’m not quite ready to relinquish the human element and think that the hybrid model is the place to start.
Digging the switch to first person voice! And it seems you have a doppelganger in that first photo.
I imagine there are lots of things I trust/use every day that are actually managed by AI - I actually wouldn't be that surprised if it turned out ATC was one of them and I only found out after the fact. Sometimes ignorance is bliss :D
In the Marine Corps years ago, I had friends who were air traffic controllers at Marine Corps facilities on Okinawa and Southers California. I was stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Japan SHARING THE AIR FIELD WITH THE Japanese Defense Force. I suspect there and at Futima Okinawa everyone spoke English. At the giant US Air Force base Kadina Okinawa they probably spoke English too. Languages can make things complicated!
Thanks for sharing your military experience! You make a great point - English is actually the standard language for commercial air traffic control globally. I'm sure it helped operations run smoothly at our bases. Really interesting to hear about your time there.
As AI is increasingly a part of everyday life, it makes perfect sense that it’s use in the control tower would result in increased efficiency and safety. However I agree that I’m not quite ready to relinquish the human element and think that the hybrid model is the place to start.