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AI Flies Plane in Test Flight

CNN1 min brief

In brief

  • An AI system flew a Cessna Caravan plane in a test flight over Rhode Island.
  • The plane was labeled experimental and the pilot did not control it.
  • The test flight is important because airlines are facing a growing pilot shortage.
  • Boeing says carriers will need over 600,000 new pilots in the next 20 years.
  • AI could help with this problem.
  • AI could also make air travel safer by reducing human error, which causes 80 percent of accidents.
  • The company will continue to test the AI system.

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