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FAA Probes AI System’s Possible Role in Nationwide Ground StopMullin’s Terminology Correction Distracts During Aviation EmergencyOfficials Investigate Outage; AI Link Remains Unproven
Federal officials are investigating whether the FAA’s new AI air-traffic system contributed to a telecommunications failure that grounded flights nationwide on November 13.As flights were grounded nationwide on November 13, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin corrected a reporter’s AI terminology while officials investigated a communications failure and the FAA’s new system.Federal agencies are examining whether the FAA’s new AI system contributed to a nationwide communications failure that grounded flights on November 13, while officials say no cause has been established.
