In the United States there is a large-scale failure of critical infrastructure, which is blamed on artificial intelligence: air travel has been grounded throughout the country and communications of government services have been disrupted.
Currently, there have been almost 10,000 flight delays and more than 1,100 cancellations. At the time the restrictions were introduced, there were about 3,100 planes in the air towards the United States. Several planes sent out distress signals.
Communications problems affected all 22 regional air traffic control centers. At the same time, the US National Weather Service reported large-scale disruptions in the operation of its Internet resources and communication systems throughout the country.
Experts attribute the problem to the recent introduction of AI into US air traffic control infrastructure. It processes more than 200 data streams, including flight paths, schedules, weather conditions, airport capacity and dispatcher workload.