Will Computer Hardware and Technological Innovation Leave ATC ...

If ?ou will recall back in Ronald Reagan's day a? President, th?re w?? a showdown between h?? administration ?nd the air traffic control workers. He warned them not t? strike or th?y'd be fired - th?y did, and th?y were. End of story, ?r i? it. That ?s t? ??y w?ll history repeat in the future ?f we bring forth Artificial Intelligent Computers, New Computer Hardware, and the third phase of NextGen ATC equipment ?nd technologies? I beli?ve so, and thus, we w?re hav?ng ? conversation ?bout th??e potential future eventualities ?t ?ur Think Tank recently.

Consider if ?ou w?ll ??m? of our comments here - think ab?ut what Troy Laclaire is ??ying and som? of th? points ?f contention I bring up, and I'd l?ke to start this dialogue ?ut with reminding folks th?t anytime human beings develop b?tt?r tools to d? their jobs, ther? w?ll b? fewer jobs to do, thus, s?me folks will be let go. The jobs th?t remain will be lower skill levels and much higher skill levels but th?s? ?n the middle w?ll disappear.

Now then, wh?n it ??me? to th? latest ?nd greatest air traffic control systems b?ing introduced one must ?sk why w?ll we n?ed humans in th? process. After all, m??t ?f th? ne?r misses or runway incursions ar? due t? human error, ?ither air traffic controllers ?r the pilots themselves. So, l?t's remove th?m fr?m th? situation. Yes, b?th th? pilots and th? controllers. But today, let's talk ?b?ut air traffic controllers, ?? future UAVs w?ll surely t?ll all the pilots; "You're Fired!" but th?t'? for anoth?r article.

If w? use the recording and data from th? be?t air traffic controllers to program the AI system, th?n th? controllers w?ll inevitably be worked out of a job right? So, I s??d jokingly; Train th? computers, ?nd let the Air Traffic Control B.A.S.E. jump off the tower to grow ?om? balls? But seriously, wh?t will w? u?? ?ll tho?? ?ld control towers for, ?? the computers w?ll most l?k?ly b? underground in air-conditioned rooms w?th full electronic security, no one g??? in or ?ut unless the? h?ve clearance ?s th? official IT personnel f?r the system?

Now then, we m?y as w?ll ??m? ?f thos? control towers f?r something, but they ?r? m?ny stories tall, ?? sh?uld we dismantle th?m instead? Troy notes; "If th?? type of system w?s put ?n place, ??u w?uldn't h?v? ? n?ed re?lly f?r a control tower, and ??uld put ?v?ry?n? b?l?w ground." Right, wh??h was an?ther point, namely; what to us? th?m for - restaurants, observation decks, tours, lounges, bars? BASE Jumping locations? Sniper towers t? get the bad guys - what?

Troy wonders; "well, ther? are many d?fferent u?es you ?an u?e the current towers for. Heck, why not setup homeless shelters or lease th? building out t? companies to u?e ?s remote data centers since th?y alr??dy hav? communications capabilities?" And re?lly he'? ?nt? ?om?thing there, ?t'? ? great place f?r antennas, ?nd ?ll th??e control towers ar? fully wired.

Well, ?ut w?th the ?ld computer hardware, in with the new, but indeed, th?? do?s change everything, fewer jobs, l?s? human error, ?nd m?r? systems. Please ??n?id?r all this.

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