Aviation Industry Preps For Increased Use Of AI
Techstrong.ai, Thursday, August 29th, 2024
AI may not replace commercial pilots anytime soon, but the aviation industry is taking the technology to new altitudes. The FAA recently issued a 31-page 'Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence Safety Assurance' to outline safety protocols for AI as it becomes more integrated into the aviation industry.
'The recent acceleration in the development of artificial intelligence provides new opportunities to leverage the technology to support a safe aviation system, while posing new risks if not appropriately qualified and used,' said Mr. David H. Boulter, the FAA's Associate Administrator of Aviation Safety, in the report that was issued on July 23, 2024.
'In the face of these challenges and opportunities, we have developed this roadmap to explain our approach to developing methods to assure the safety of the technology and introduce it for safety,' he said. 'The guiding principles described in the roadmap are fundamental to how we are approaching this new technology, leveraging the extensive safety experience of the aviation community with related technologies such as complex systems, software, and automation.'