Why is this job not handled by a machine yet?

Re:Why is this job not handled by a machine yet? by funkyy on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @10:12PM (#13604340)

I find this post extremely one sided. It seems that the author is too busy to praise the machines without trying to determine the bad side of using all automatic systems in such a sensitive place like an airport.

Imagine a hack attack or bug (it happens) that causes all terminals to stop working for 12 hours on the airport like JFK. What would be the losses? Would it be still worth it?

In my opinion AI should complement humans, not substitute them. The word is not working in A and B scenarios only, there is always more options.

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Re:Why is this job not handled by a machine yet? by andyfleming on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @10:56PM (#13604555)

The problem with this argument is that there is already dependency on the systems. If a system is down, travel may be halted regardless of if there are human staff members present.

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Re:Why is this job not handled by a machine yet? by ceejayoz on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @10:15PM (#13604359)

> Imagine a hack attack or bug (it happens) that causes all terminals to stop working for 12 hours on the airport like JFK. What would be the losses? Would it be still worth it?

We already get hours-long mainframe outages, not to mention weather shutting down airports entirely. The system survives just fine.

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Re:Why is this job not handled by a machine yet? by ccrfg on Thursday February 09, 2017 @03:26AM (#13605460)

> We already get hours-long mainframe outages

I often wonder if those outages aren't sometimes caused by hackers to begin with. Publicizing them as hacks would only serve to cause panic, and let other hackers know how vulnerable their systems are.

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Re:Why is this job not handled by a machine yet? by richardwhiuk on Thursday February 09, 2017 @01:17AM (#13605079)

We also already get strikes.

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Re:Why is this job not handled by a machine yet? by dagw on Thursday February 09, 2017 @03:44AM (#13605538)

Maybe it's a European thing, but I've spent more time delayed in airports due to humans striking than I have due to computer systems being down.

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