pilots
3 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 30, 2016 by Pedro Domingos · across every show →
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Aug 30, 2016 positive
Domingos: Commercial Aviation Would Be Safer Flown Entirely by Computers
“And in fact, it would be safer if it was completely flown by a computer. You know, pilots tend to take, you know, the controls at landing and takeoff, which are actually the more dangerous moments. And they make more errors than the computers do.”
Aug 30, 2016 bullish
Oct 2, 2018
Gawande: NASA's reporting system shields pilots who report near misses
“NASA also has a protected space where if you submit a report on an error or on a, what they call a near miss, it didn't crash the plane, but it could have, you get a jet, get out of jail free card. So by reporting on it, you are not subject to investigation.”