Homeland Secretary Assures FAA Crisis Is ‘Not Another 9/11,’ Won’t Rule Out AI Mishap or Cyber Attack
"That's what a lot of people are trying to make the comparison to, and that is not the case," Markwayne Mullin says The post Homeland Secretary Assures FAA Crisis Is ‘Not Another 9/11,’ Won’t Rule Out AI Mishap or Cyber Attack appeared first on TheWrap .
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Secretary Markwayne Mullin addressed reporters on Friday, reassuring the public that the nationwide ground stop of flights was not a safety threat comparable to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Mullin stated, "We were wanting to assure all the American people, this isn’t a safety to the American people or another 9/11," emphasizing that the concern was not a comparison to 9/11.
The telecommunication outage that led to the ground stop remains unknown, and Mullin acknowledged that the cause is being investigated but declined to make assumptions. When asked about the possibility of the ground stop being related to artificial intelligence (AI), Mullin replied, "We call it SI around here," referring to "super intelligence," but reiterated that "you just can’t rule out anything at this point."
The FAA ground stop has caused significant disruption for citizens across the country, and Mullin reiterated that the public should not be afraid or scared for their loved ones.
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