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And universally across the globe societies have decided that flying them requires: * Pilots to have a license and follow strict proceedure * Every plane to ha
by advisedwang 8mo ago
And universally across the globe societies have decided that flying them requires:
* Pilots to have a license and follow strict proceedure
* Every plane to have a government registration which is clearly painted on the side
* ATC to coordinate
* Manufacturers to meet regulations
* Accident review boards with the power to mandate changes to designs and procedures
* Airlines to follow regulations
Not to mention the cost barrier-to-entry resulting in fundamentally different calculation on how they are used.
- jstummbillig 8mo ago> And universally across the globe societies have decided No. Nobody decided anything of the sort about the wright brothers first plane. If they had, planes would not exist.
- birdsongs 8mo agoIt also had a total of 2 users, if that. It doesn't hold. This is a prototype aircraft that requires no license and that has been mass produced for nearly the entire population of earth to use.
- sejje 8mo agoSpeaking of which, prototype aircrafts with no license still exists in aviation. I can build a plane in my backyard and fly it legally, so long as it's small enough.
- advisedwang 8mo agoWe're already well past wright brothers. We have trillion dollar companies selling LLMs, hundreds of millions of people using chatbots and millions* of OpenClaw agents running. Talking about regulation now isn't like regulating the wright brothers, it's like regulating lockheed martin. * Going by moltbook's "AI agent" stat, which might be a bit dubious
- birdsongs 8mo agoFlight / aerospace is probably one of the worst analogies to use here! As you say, it is one of the most regulated industries on earth. Versus whatever AI is now - regulated by vibes? Made mass accessible with zero safety or accountability?
- thunfischtoast 8mo agoAll the aerospace rules are written in blood. Lots of blood. The comparison pretty much says that we have to expect lethal accidents related to AI
- esseph 8mo agoOr just lethal intent. ... Or lethality as a byproduct of vast resource extraction.
- mikkupikku 8mo agoIn America, any rando can build and fly an ultralight, no pilot license needed, no medical, no mandatory inspection of the ultralight or anything like that. I guess the idea is that 250 lbs (plus pilot) falling from the sky can't do that much damage.
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