#air traffic control towers

[trans-luis-serra-navarro]

Sometimes I’ll see somebody post a song and be like “omg haha this is so Luis/Leon/Serennedy :))” and that song will have been used in a popular Warrior Cats MAP from like 2013-2016 and all I can do in response is stare at them like this

[t-u-r-n]

Radio silence.

(abandoned airbase)

[istandonsnowpiles]

Ashburn to Dulles

[keepxsolxinxsolxinvictus]

This video compilation was released by the Transportation Security Administration in 2018, on the 17th anniversary of 9/11

[amrutmnm]

Exploring the Growth of the Remote Towers Market: Key Factors and Projections

The Global Remote Towers Industry is rapidly expanding, driven by advancements in air traffic management (ATM) and digitalization in aviation. Remote Towers, a groundbreaking concept in air traffic control (ATC), enable air traffic services to be operated remotely from locations other than the airport itself. Initially designed for low-traffic airports, remote towers have now expanded to serve major international airports. This blog provides a comprehensive analysis of the remote towers market, covering how they work, their growth drivers, opportunities, Key Players, recent developments, and more.

What Are Remote Towers?

Remote towers are an innovative solution in air traffic management that allow air traffic control services to be provided remotely, away from the physical location of an airport. Traditional ATC towers require on-site controllers who rely on direct visual contact with aircraft. However, with remote towers, controllers can manage air traffic from a distant, centralized facility using advanced cameras, sensors, and digital displays to monitor and guide aircraft.

In 2021, the implementation of remote towers expanded to major international airports in London, Norway, and other regions, marking a significant step in air traffic management innovation. This shift not only enhances efficiency and safety but also allows cost-effective management of multiple low-traffic airports from a single control center.

How Do Remote Towers Work?

Remote towers function through a combination of high-resolution cameras, advanced communication modules, and digital displays that relay real-time data to remote air traffic controllers. Here’s how a typical remote tower setup works:

High-Resolution Cameras and Sensors: Cameras installed around the airport capture high-definition images and videos of the surroundings, providing panoramic views to remote ATC controllers.

Real-Time Data Transmission: The visual feed and other sensor data (like radar and weather data) are transmitted securely to a remote control center via dedicated high-speed networks.

Centralized Control Work Positions (CWPs): In the remote control center, air traffic controllers monitor the live feed on large digital screens, similar to the view from a traditional ATC tower. CWPs are equipped with various tools to communicate with pilots, access flight data, and monitor the airport environment.

Enhanced Digital Tools: Additional features like augmented reality, terrain mapping, and automated alerts help controllers make informed decisions and enhance safety. These tools work in tandem with artificial intelligence to create a highly efficient system.

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Market Growth Drivers

The Remote Towers Market is expected to grow from USD 0.3 billion in 2022 to USD 0.6 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 19.6%. Several factors contribute to this robust growth:

Cost Savings: Remote towers allow multiple airports to be managed from a single control center, reducing the need for individual ATC towers at each airport. This significantly cuts infrastructure and personnel costs, especially for low-traffic and regional airports.

Increased Safety and Efficiency: Remote towers provide a safer environment for air traffic controllers by reducing the need for on-site personnel, who are often exposed to environmental risks in traditional towers. The use of advanced surveillance and communication systems also improves ATC operations' efficiency and accuracy.

Digital Transformation in Aviation: The aviation sector is rapidly adopting digital solutions. Digital towers are a key component of this shift, as they integrate with advanced air traffic management systems, enhancing real-time data handling and decision-making.

Government Initiatives: Programs like NextGen in the United States, SES (Single European Sky) in Europe, and OneSKY in Australia aim to modernize ATM infrastructure, laying the groundwork for remote towers.

Post-COVID-19 Demand Recovery: While the COVID-19 pandemic initially disrupted the aviation industry, air travel demand is recovering. As airports look to enhance operational efficiency post-pandemic, remote towers are emerging as a preferred solution.

Key Market Opportunities

The remote towers market offers several promising opportunities:

Expansion in Emerging Markets: As air traffic grows in regions like the Asia Pacific, more airports are adopting remote towers to manage increased traffic efficiently. Countries like India and China are expected to invest in remote tower technology as part of their aviation modernization programs.

Development of Digital Towers: The concept of digital towers expands upon remote towers, integrating artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and advanced automation to provide even more sophisticated ATC solutions. For instance, ENAIRE, with Indra Sistemas as its technological partner, is developing a digital control tower project in Spain, utilizing augmented reality for enhanced operational visibility.

Multi-Airport Management: Remote towers can handle multiple airports simultaneously, a feature being explored by the SESAR 2020 program in Europe. This setup allows controllers to switch between airports based on traffic volume, significantly increasing efficiency.

Growth of Small and Regional Airports: Remote towers are particularly beneficial for small and regional airports that cannot afford traditional ATC towers. By centralizing ATC services, these airports can improve safety and operational standards without high costs.

Military Applications: The military sector is exploring remote towers for airbase operations. Remote tower technology’s adaptability for different environments makes it an attractive option for the defense sector, offering strategic benefits and cost savings.

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Key Market Players

Several companies lead the remote towers market, including:

Saab AB (Sweden): Known for its Remote Tower technology, Saab is a major player, providing advanced ATC solutions for various airports globally.

Thales Group (France): Thales offers a comprehensive range of remote tower systems that integrate seamlessly with existing ATM infrastructures.

Frequentis Group (Austria): Frequentis focuses on communication and information systems for ATC, with remote tower solutions designed to enhance digital air traffic management.

Indra Sistemas (Spain): A leader in ATM and defense technology, Indra has partnered with ENAIRE to develop digital towers with augmented reality capabilities.

L3Harris Technologies (US): Known for its expertise in surveillance and communication systems, L3Harris provides cutting-edge solutions for remote towers.

Recent Developments

The remote towers market has witnessed several significant developments in recent years:

China Southern’s Agreement with Thales: In November 2021, China Southern signed a purchase agreement with Thales for ADS-B transponders, signaling increasing investment in advanced ATM systems.

Indra Sistemas' Contract with Korean Airport Corporation: In October 2021, Indra Sistemas won a contract to supply Instrument Landing Systems and Distance Measuring Equipment in South Korea, highlighting the demand for remote-controlled ATC solutions in Asia.

Frequentis’ Acquisition of L3Harris ATM Products: In 2021, Frequentis acquired parts of L3Harris’s ATM product segment, strengthening its position in the remote towers market.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the current size of the remote towers market? A: The global remote towers market was valued at USD 0.3 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach USD 0.6 billion by 2027, with a CAGR of 19.6%.

Q: What are some technological advancements in remote towers? A: Technological advancements include high-resolution cameras, augmented reality, automated alert systems, and digital displays that enhance the efficiency and safety of ATC operations.

Q: How has COVID-19 impacted the remote towers market? A: COVID-19 disrupted air traffic and delayed remote tower projects due to reduced air traffic. However, as air travel recovers, the demand for cost-effective ATC solutions is increasing, benefiting the remote towers market.

Q: Who are the key players in the remote towers market? A: Major players include Saab AB, Thales Group, Frequentis Group, Indra Sistemas, and L3Harris Technologies.

Q: What are the growth drivers for remote towers? A: Growth drivers include cost savings, increased efficiency, digitalization, government initiatives, and the post-COVID-19 recovery of the aviation industry.

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Key Takeaways

Market Growth: The remote towers market is projected to grow significantly, driven by cost-saving advantages and digital transformation in air traffic management.

Technological Advancements: Developments like augmented reality, AI integration, and enhanced communication modules are driving the evolution of remote towers.

Government Initiatives: Programs like NextGen, SES, and OneSKY are promoting the adoption of remote towers as part of aviation infrastructure modernization.

Opportunities for Multi-Airport Control: Remote towers enable centralized ATC operations for multiple airports, a key advantage for small and regional airports.

Key Players: Leading companies include Saab, Thales, Frequentis, Indra Sistemas, and L3Harris, all of which are investing in cutting-edge remote tower technology.

The remote towers market is poised for substantial growth as airports adopt digital solutions to manage air traffic more efficiently. From cost savings to enhanced safety, remote towers offer a promising solution to modernize global air traffic control infrastructure. With advancements in technology and increasing global air traffic, the adoption of remote towers is set to revolutionize airport operations, offering a secure and streamlined alternative to traditional ATC setups.

[ingoodtastedenver]

What a View! FlyteCo Tower Tours

If you’ve lived in Colorado for a long time, and Denver, specifically, you know that our airport used to be in the heart of the city, off of Quebec and I-70. One remnant of the previous land’s life as an airport is the old control tower. It’s a great landmark that can be seen from far and wide. Thanks to FlyteCo Tower, people can now take in the view that only the air traffic controllers of yore…

[kyuuhakuninefold]

WIP: Air Traffic Control/Comms tower/lighthouse hybrid

This is maybe 30% done but i like how its going so far

[dlyarchitecture]

[atiavionics]

Portable Air Traffic Control Signal Light Gun

THE WORLD’S FIRST PORTABLE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNAL LIGHT GUN, Operating in Air Traffic Control towers across the globe, the Signal Light Gun is used by more than 80 civilian and defense agencies worldwide.

Voice communications may be impossible. Mission requirements might demand radio silence. But controllers always have a voice with the Model 901 ATC Signal Light Gun.

The design and construction of the Model 901 are based on the United States Federal Aviation Administration FAA-2214-a Specification.

For More Information Visit at https://atiavionics.com/

[honkytonk-hangman]

When Jake Met Polly

Jake 'Hangman' Seresin x Reader

Summary: Jake likes to flirt with his Air Traffic Controller or Jake Seresin has never seen When Harry Met Sally.

Warnings: Not much, fluff, flirting and refs to sex.

Note: This is just a short little idea i've had for agesss... reader has a 'name' but it's just her callsign, Polly, as in, short for Polaris. Ty to @hangmanssunnies i wuv u <3

“Hangman to Tower, I am coming in hot.”

You roll your eyes at the all too familiar voice that crackles through your radio, a smile pulling at your lips as you adjust your microphone and briefly throw a glance over your shoulder, just to make sure your commanding officer wasn’t lingering.

“Tower to Hangman. We are appalled at the gross lack of radio etiquette on display,” you respond. Barely a few seconds pass before you receive a reply.

“Come on, Polly, we've been working together for over a year now, what’s a little informality between colleagues?” Hangman says, and despite his jet only being a blip on your horizon still, you know he’s grinning.

“A commercial airline, Lieutenant.” You deadpan, your own smile growing as his laughter comes down the line. “You are cleared for landing, proceed to runway B,” you continue, not wanting him to have to ask again seeing as his approach was cutting it close already.

“Polly, have I ever told you that you’re my favourite Controller?” He asks as you watch him enter the pattern, and click your pen.

“Only every day we work together, Lieutenant.” There’s a beat of quiet as he expertly manoeuvres his jet toward the correct runway.

“And how sexy your voice is?” He goes on, sounding vaguely distracted.

“Once again, Lieutenant, this is not a commercial airline.” You respond, twirling your hair around your finger at his compliment anyway.

He doesn’t reply, and a shock of horror flickers through you as you watch the jet touch down once, something happening with his landing gear that makes the jet shudder, then seem to bounce momentarily before it drops back onto the tarmac and skids to a stop.

“Hangman, do you require the emergency crew?!” You ask quickly, eyes scanning the aircraft as it powers down fully. You wait tensely as the canopy pops up, and a broad figure jumps out, scrambling down the ladder, and once on the ground, he bends low to get a look at the problem.

“No, Polly, thank you. Seems the landing gear malfunctioned, must’ve been in a position to sustain damage once I landed…” his voice trails off, and you watch him straighten, and greet the ground crew who’d raced over to help.

“Glad you’re safe, Lieutenant. Tower out.” You say as he begins discussing with the crew, but briefly turns up toward the tower and raises a hand.

You let out a sigh of relief and settle back in your seat.

–

Around lunch time you make your way down to the tarmac. Hangman’s jet had been cleared off some time ago, and by now you know reports would have been filed, including your own, and his aircraft will have been taken in for inspection and repairs. You’re milling around the ‘crash’ site, inspecting the scrape marks left behind when you hear footsteps from behind approaching you.

“Can I help you ma’am?”

You know his voice immediately, but you know his face too, and when you at last turn back to him you’re graced by the sight of it, bright and unworried, despite the accident he’d had earlier.

“Oh, don’t mind me! I just watched someone bounce their jet off my tarmac earlier, just checking for potholes,” you tell him wrly. It takes a moment, but his face flashes with recognition and soon he’s taking a step towards you.

“Polly?!” Hangman asks, sounding surprised. You hum in response, then round on him.

“Where is it that you found your qualifications, Liuetenant? We should probably return them,” you tease him. Hangman only takes up a stance and stretches his arms out, his flight suit stretching desperately around his biceps as he does.

“Oh, Polly, if I’d known that was all it took to get you down here, I’d have started chipping bits off months ago,” he flirts shamelessly. You smile at him but don’t speak and after a moment, he drops his arms again, crossing them over his chest instead and blinking at you curiously. “What?” he asks.

Your smile grows, and you shake your head at him.

“Your terrible lines work better when I can see you, that's all,” you inform him, making him uncross his arms and laugh.

“I would say that’s generally the case, even if a guy ain’t me,” he replies coolly. You only shake your head again, and look back out at the expanse of tarmac ahead of you.

“Thanks to you getting your pilots lisence off the back of a cereal box, we’ve ruined our Sleepless in Seattle thing,” you say with a forlorn sigh.

When you look back at Hangman he’s frowning at you in confusion.

“Our what?” he asks. You roll your eyes and turn to face him fully at last, waving your hand as you speak.

“You know, our Sleepless in Seattle thing. We talk all this time, but never meet, and if we cross paths, we don’t realise it? It’s ruined now,” you accuse him lightly. Hangman hums, and seems to think for a moment.

“I get to be Meg Ryan in this situation, right?” he says, making you chortle.

“Well you’d have to be. No way I’d leave 90s Bill Pullman!”

“Well, what if we’re not Sleepless in Seattle? What if we’re more… When Harry Met Sally?” he suggests. You squint at him.

“Have you seen that film? I’m not sure that’s the implication you want to go for…” you ask him, making him falter for a moment.

“That’s the one with the emails right?” he responds unsurely. You laugh again, and shake your head.

“No, that’s You’ve Got Mail.”

“What the hell did I just suggest, then?�� 

You stare at him for a moment, and can’t stop yourself from grinning up at him.

“More or less not speaking for like ten years, but on the rare occasion we do meet up, we argue,” you tell him, watching him frown even deeper, and shake his own head this time.

“That would be kinda hard, considering you’re the voice in my head,” he says.

“Oh, so we’re doing Her now!”

Hangman fixes you with a deadpan expression and a slightly smirk.

“I don’t even want to know.”

You laugh at him, and begin walking, unsurprised when he immediately joins you, falling into step at your side. “So,” he begins again after a moment, peering down at you. “Despite playing hacky sack on your tarmac, you still gonna let me take you out?”

You falter briefly, but keep walking, this time glancing up at him.

“I didn’t think you were being serious all those times you asked me out,” you don’t bother hiding your surprise. Hangman looks back at you, squinting, and cocks his head.

“At this point I think you’ve shot me down more than Dagger combined, why would I not be serious?” he asks you, sounding oddly serious. You chuckle.

“Right, so, say if, I don’t know, Rooster got a few more hits on you, you wouldn’t leave me hangin’ would you?” you know you’ll say yes, but you can’t help but tease him a little longer.

Hangman raises an eyebrow at you and grins wide and beautiful.

“You? Never,” he says. “Mostly because I’m legally obligated to respond when you speak to me.”

You lift your own eyebrow and fix him with a wry smile.

“I like that in a man.”

Hangman laughs.

–

“I mean it, your voice is sexy,” Jake tells you once he’s sat back down from replacing your drinks. You can’t help but chortle and stir your cocktail with the straw.

“Really? Me telling you to line up and wait in the pattern gets you going?” you ask. Jake grins, but nods very seriously as he takes a short sip of his beer.

“Absolutely. I also like when you tell me about the weather and conditions, and direct me to land.”

Leaning forward with your elbows on the table between you, you put your chin in your hands.

“I liek when you flirt with me,” you begin, waiting for him to smirk at you before continuing on. “And you don’t realise my boss is in the room, so I just have to respond ‘roger’ and ‘acknowledged’ whenever you say something stupid,” you finish. Jake rolls his eyes and leans forward to meet you.

“To be fair, I’d probably be saying something stupid anyway,” he tells you.

You have to let out a laugh at that and finally lean back again.

“Oh yeah, that reminds me, are you ever gonna tell us all how to ‘bury a fossil’? You know, those things that you famously dig up and do not bury?” you tease, earning another eyeroll. Jake shrugs and copies your movements.

“I foretold Mav’s career comeback, didn’t I?”

You laugh again, but this time, get a good look at him sitting casually across from you, out of uniform and seemingly more relaxed than you’ve ever seen, or heard.

“I like your voice too,” you tell him at last, smiling a little at how he seems to preen at your praise. “Your accent is more pronounced face-to-face though, and you don’t sound like you’re performing all the time.”

Jake takes a sip of his beer and shrugs again.

“Can’t be Hangman all the time,” he says. You make a face.

“I like Hangman. He entertains me at work… but I think I like the guy who hasn’t seen When Harry Met Sally, and has a Fisher-Price pilot's lisence even more.”

Jake laughs and nods at you.

“Splash one,” he says before he leans in to you again. “Toddler’s generally have pretty good taste, in my opinion, they’re all about shapes and colours and boobs… can’t fault ‘em!”

You have to laugh and concede that at least, the two of you clinking drinks before you continue to flirt and chat for the rest of the evening.

When Jake drops you back at yours, you invite him inside, under the guise of lending him your DVD copy of When Harry Met Sally, but when he simply lingers in your living room, you start to consider other tactics.

“Jake?” you say, standing up from ‘searching’ your stack of DVD’s and facing him. “This is the part where you save me from admitting I don’t really own a physical copy of the film by having sex with me,” you inform him dutifully, watching as he straightens up and blinks at you. Then, he’s shaking his head, smiling, and taking a step closer toward you.

“I guess every good rom-com does have an earth shattering lie at its core, doesn’t it?” he steps closer, and this time, anchors his hands at your waist, tugging you into him a little more.

“Let's skip the conflict part and go straight to the happy ending, shall we?”

[mostlysignssomeportents]

How plausible sentence generators are changing the bullshit wars

This Friday (September 8) at 10hPT/17hUK, I'm livestreaming "How To Dismantle the Internet" with Intelligence Squared.

On September 12 at 7pm, I'll be at Toronto's Another Story Bookshop with my new book The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation.

In my latest Locus Magazine column, "Plausible Sentence Generators," I describe how I unwittingly came to use – and even be impressed by – an AI chatbot – and what this means for a specialized, highly salient form of writing, namely, "bullshit":

https://locusmag.com/2023/09/commentary-by-cory-doctorow-plausible-sentence-generators/

Here's what happened: I got stranded at JFK due to heavy weather and an air-traffic control tower fire that locked down every westbound flight on the east coast. The American Airlines agent told me to try going standby the next morning, and advised that if I booked a hotel and saved my taxi receipts, I would get reimbursed when I got home to LA.

But when I got home, the airline's reps told me they would absolutely not reimburse me, that this was their policy, and they didn't care that their representative had promised they'd make me whole. This was so frustrating that I decided to take the airline to small claims court: I'm no lawyer, but I know that a contract takes place when an offer is made and accepted, and so I had a contract, and AA was violating it, and stiffing me for over $400.

The problem was that I didn't know anything about filing a small claim. I've been ripped off by lots of large American businesses, but none had pissed me off enough to sue – until American broke its contract with me.

So I googled it. I found a website that gave step-by-step instructions, starting with sending a "final demand" letter to the airline's business office. They offered to help me write the letter, and so I clicked and I typed and I wrote a pretty stern legal letter.

Now, I'm not a lawyer, but I have worked for a campaigning law-firm for over 20 years, and I've spent the same amount of time writing about the sins of the rich and powerful. I've seen a lot of threats, both those received by our clients and sent to me.

I've been threatened by everyone from Gwyneth Paltrow to Ralph Lauren to the Sacklers. I've been threatened by lawyers representing the billionaire who owned NSOG roup, the notoroious cyber arms-dealer. I even got a series of vicious, baseless threats from lawyers representing LAX's private terminal.

So I know a thing or two about writing a legal threat! I gave it a good effort and then submitted the form, and got a message asking me to wait for a minute or two. A couple minutes later, the form returned a new version of my letter, expanded and augmented. Now, my letter was a little scary – but this version was bowel-looseningly terrifying.

I had unwittingly used a chatbot. The website had fed my letter to a Large Language Model, likely ChatGPT, with a prompt like, "Make this into an aggressive, bullying legal threat." The chatbot obliged.

I don't think much of LLMs. After you get past the initial party trick of getting something like, "instructions for removing a grilled-cheese sandwich from a VCR in the style of the King James Bible," the novelty wears thin:

https://www.emergentmind.com/posts/write-a-biblical-verse-in-the-style-of-the-king-james

Yes, science fiction magazines are inundated with LLM-written short stories, but the problem there isn't merely the overwhelming quantity of machine-generated stories – it's also that they suck. They're bad stories:

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/24/1159286436/ai-chatbot-chatgpt-magazine-clarkesworld-artificial-intelligence

LLMs generate naturalistic prose. This is an impressive technical feat, and the details are genuinely fascinating. This series by Ben Levinstein is a must-read peek under the hood:

https://benlevinstein.substack.com/p/how-to-think-about-large-language

But "naturalistic prose" isn't necessarily good prose. A lot of naturalistic language is awful. In particular, legal documents are fucking terrible. Lawyers affect a stilted, stylized language that is both officious and obfuscated.

The LLM I accidentally used to rewrite my legal threat transmuted my own prose into something that reads like it was written by a $600/hour paralegal working for a $1500/hour partner at a white-show law-firm. As such, it sends a signal: "The person who commissioned this letter is so angry at you that they are willing to spend $600 to get you to cough up the $400 you owe them. Moreover, they are so well-resourced that they can afford to pursue this claim beyond any rational economic basis."

Let's be clear here: these kinds of lawyer letters aren't good writing; they're a highly specific form of bad writing. The point of this letter isn't to parse the text, it's to send a signal. If the letter was well-written, it wouldn't send the right signal. For the letter to work, it has to read like it was written by someone whose prose-sense was irreparably damaged by a legal education.

Here's the thing: the fact that an LLM can manufacture this once-expensive signal for free means that the signal's meaning will shortly change, forever. Once companies realize that this kind of letter can be generated on demand, it will cease to mean, "You are dealing with a furious, vindictive rich person." It will come to mean, "You are dealing with someone who knows how to type 'generate legal threat' into a search box."

Legal threat letters are in a class of language formally called "bullshit":

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691122946/on-bullshit

LLMs may not be good at generating science fiction short stories, but they're excellent at generating bullshit. For example, a university prof friend of mine admits that they and all their colleagues are now writing grad student recommendation letters by feeding a few bullet points to an LLM, which inflates them with bullshit, adding puffery to swell those bullet points into lengthy paragraphs.

Naturally, the next stage is that profs on the receiving end of these recommendation letters will ask another LLM to summarize them by reducing them to a few bullet points. This is next-level bullshit: a few easily-grasped points are turned into a florid sheet of nonsense, which is then reconverted into a few bullet-points again, though these may only be tangentially related to the original.

What comes next? The reference letter becomes a useless signal. It goes from being a thing that a prof has to really believe in you to produce, whose mere existence is thus significant, to a thing that can be produced with the click of a button, and then it signifies nothing.

We've been through this before. It used to be that sending a letter to your legislative representative meant a lot. Then, automated internet forms produced by activists like me made it far easier to send those letters and lawmakers stopped taking them so seriously. So we created automatic dialers to let you phone your lawmakers, this being another once-powerful signal. Lowering the cost of making the phone call inevitably made the phone call mean less.

Today, we are in a war over signals. The actors and writers who've trudged through the heat-dome up and down the sidewalks in front of the studios in my neighborhood are sending a very powerful signal. The fact that they're fighting to prevent their industry from being enshittified by plausible sentence generators that can produce bullshit on demand makes their fight especially important.

Chatbots are the nuclear weapons of the bullshit wars. Want to generate 2,000 words of nonsense about "the first time I ate an egg," to run overtop of an omelet recipe you're hoping to make the number one Google result? ChatGPT has you covered. Want to generate fake complaints or fake positive reviews? The Stochastic Parrot will produce 'em all day long.

As I wrote for Locus: "None of this prose is good, none of it is really socially useful, but there’s demand for it. Ironically, the more bullshit there is, the more bullshit filters there are, and this requires still more bullshit to overcome it."

Meanwhile, AA still hasn't answered my letter, and to be honest, I'm so sick of bullshit I can't be bothered to sue them anymore. I suppose that's what they were counting on.

If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this post to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/07/govern-yourself-accordingly/#robolawyers

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[istandonsnowpiles]

Parking to Air Traffic Control

[limelocked]

btw i think the context is important here; its a government job

Yknow as an avid AI hater TM I find it concerning that the job I’m applying for wants me to interview with an ai and not a real human person

However on the other hand as a deeply anxious person I am forever grateful that I don’t have to interview with a real person and instead can get a good grade in appeasing our ai overlords