<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 at 14:30, spike jones via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div lang="EN-US"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><snip></span> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">The 8k is built by Bombardier.  That company is a great case for capitalism.  They collected up bankrupt luxury aircraft companies and assets which had been nationalized (such as Cadadiar and Short Brothers) made them into a profitable business.  It is a good thing to make Canada and Ireland great again.  The more jobs they have there the better it is for everywhere else.  <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Even if it can design one, AI cannot build a plane.  Wouldn’t it be cool to work in the factory assembling a plane which was AI-designed?<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">spike</span></b></p></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">Saab is using AI in aircraft design and their future vision is for AI to build the aircraft as well.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default">BillK</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default"><p>World’s first software-defined fuselage, reducing parts 100× using AI-driven 3D printing.</p><div><div><div><span>By</span><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/author/kaif-shaikh-2" target="_blank">Kaif Shaikh  </a>Dec 11, 2025</div><div><br></div><div><<a href="https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/world-first-software-defined-aircraft-fuselage" target="_blank">https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/world-first-software-defined-aircraft-fuselage</a>></div><div>Quote:</div><div><p>Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab has announced what it calls the 
world’s first software-defined aircraft fuselage, developed in 
collaboration with Divergent Technologies. </p>



<p>The breakthrough combines large-scale metal additive manufacturing 
with software-driven production, taking a remarkable step toward highly 
adaptable aircraft design and manufacturing.</p><p>By relying on AI-designed and <a href="https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/3d-printing-morphing-satellite-structures" rel="dofollow" target="_blank">3D-printed structures</a>,
 Saab says the number of fuselage parts can be reduced by at least 100 
times compared with conventional riveted assemblies. The technology 
could also enable the integration of wiring, cooling, hydraulics, and 
other systems directly into structural components, potentially lowering 
weight and simplifying construction.</p>



<p>Bååthe describes the long-term vision as a factory that reconfigures 
itself instantly to manufacture whatever the digital twin specifies.</p><p>----------------------------</p></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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