[ExI] i would do the same i suppose

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> 
Sent: Saturday, 8 November, 2025 4:34 AM
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Cc: spike at rainier66.com
Subject: Re: [ExI] i would do the same i suppose

 

 

 

On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org <mailto:extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> > wrote:

 

> Can anyone here explain to me why air traffic control is still being done by humans?  It seems so perfectly obvious that should be done entirely by machines.

 

>…For the same reason we don't already have self-driving cars… John K Clark

 

 

We have those now.  They did take a long time, but eventually they happened.  I was in San Francisco last April.  I was surprised at how many driverless taxis and by how fast they go: damn fast.  I noticed a Waymo test car at the San Jose Airport yesterday.

 

I get it with air traffic control: the humans do a good job so there is no pressure, until an extended  government shutdown sends them home.  This week we will see some big consequences with flight delays and canellations.  It might result in the elimination of the senate filibuster, in order to let the majority reopen US government over the objection of the minority.

 

spike

 

 

 

 

 

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