Laura Laster

Recently, I listened to a podcast where the author proposed not being "kind" to AI. Full post here: https://wng.org/opinions/be-inconsiderate-to-ai-1762216164 The premise is that we are humanizing AI, and that's not a good thing. This reminded me of how often I've heard pilots say, "What's it doing now?" when referring to the autopilot. This phrase is commonly heard on cockpit voice recorders - sometimes just before an accident/incident. It's been uttered in the flight deck so often that...

If you read about getting the coveted Restricted Airline Transport Pilot (R-ATP) certificate, you would think it was fairly...

It was the 1950s, and Irene Keith just wanted a job as a dispatcher at Pan American World Airways. The world of chain-smoking men hunched...