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AINsight: Now Everywhere, Can AI Improve Aviation Safety?
A simple query about improving aviation safety to ChatGPT yielded 10 solid answers, but they also require critical thinking to delve further.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) applications have created a buzz on the internet and with investors, and have the potential to transform the aviation industry. From flight data analytics to optimized route and fuel planning applications, AI, in its infancy, is making an impact on aviation—at least operationally. But can it improve aviation safety?

Natural language AI chatbots such as ChatGPT, according to technology publication Digital Trends, “continue to dazzle the internet with AI-generated content, morphing from a novel chatbot into a piece of technology that is driving the next era of innovation.” In a mixed outlook, one article states, “No tech product in recent memory has sparked as much interest, controversy, fear, and excitement.” 

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Stuart “Kipp” Lau
Contributor - Safety
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Pilot, safety expert, consultant, and aviation journalist Stuart “Kipp” Lau writes about flight safety and airmanship for AIN.

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