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AI not to blame for US plane incident, author suggests

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The author suggests that artificial intelligence is unlikely to be the cause of a recent incident involving a plane in the US. Instead, they propose more mundane explanations such as a raccoon damaging a wire or a piece of tape coming loose on a switch. The piece humorously speculates that critical systems are often held together by rudimentary means rather than advanced technology. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post expressing an opinion on a non-AI related event, using AI as a point of comparison for blame.

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AI not to blame for US plane incident, author suggests

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I know we love to blame AI for everything (me especially) but I don't think it's responsible for the plane thing in the US. I feel it's far more likely that a r

    I know we love to blame AI for everything (me especially) but I don't think it's responsible for the plane thing in the US. I feel it's far more likely that a raccoon nibbled a wire or the duct tape holding that switch in came a bit loose. We give these places far too much credit…

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