NYT: "In a social media post on Friday, the company [ASI] said, 'The current ground stop is not based on or a result of the SMART system, any product of ASI or our integration with FAA and ATC.'"
replyJust like MS didn't fuck up outlook with AI. I'll hold judgment on what actually happened until 6 months from now.
replyOutlook was part of a general blackout that affected many companies apart of
Microsoft. It looks like a Russian ciberatack more than ai bugs
replyWait, the FAA wants to own a portion of the company? As in, the government believes it had the authority to own the means of production?
replyIs this more common than I realize in US executive deparyments and agencies?
The current administration has taken govt stakes in over 40 companies. I don’t have a link handy but I believe this is unprecedented for the US.
replyI took it to mean that somebody in government is pushing to invest public money in this private company.
replyInvest, or spend?
replyWhat do you mean? The Trump administration is the most socialist since the the 30s, seriously.The government now owns dozens of large companies and is giving individual citizens shares (with those "Trump accounts" for kids etc.)
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replyThe whole setup is worrisome.
replyIt would be super awesome if I could hop on an airplane without getting my insides x-rayed, my belongs sorted through or damaged, worrying about the windows falling off or the plane's systems flying itself into a crash, or some tech bros' bid to be a billionaire telling what an understaffed ATC controller what to do.
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