Why don’t we talk more about how fragile the whole system becomes when tech degrades and the human has to take over?
In the Flight 1492 case, the lightning strike didn’t bring the plane down — the system’s reaction to it did.
It feels like we’ve optimized for normal conditions, but when things go sideways, we rely on the pilot to do the impossible — often without the tools, training, or time.
It feels like we’ve optimized for normal conditions, but when things go sideways, we rely on the pilot to do the impossible — often without the tools, training, or time.