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FAA tees up $875M AI tool to help manage air traffic congestion
arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/faa-tees-up-875m-ai-tool-to-help-manage-air-traffic-congestion/
Replying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
So a quick search suggests air traffic controllers make around $75,000 annually. $875 million would pay the salaries of 11,666 air traffic controllers for a decade at that wage.
Even considering inflation, training, medical, etc that $875,000,000 could pay for thousands of hired Amemricans for a decade. Republicans are literally the worst.
Replying to @Monstrosity@lemmy.today
$75,000 annually
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports about double that as the median pay ($148,080).
I still agree with the rest of your math and think the investment is worth it, but just clarifying the number.
Replying to @MimicJar@lemmy.world
the other issue is aparently it’s hard to get people to do that job.
Replying to @acosmichippo@lemmy.world
I do believe its considered top 2 most stressful jobs, not hard to see why
Replying to @Dagnet@lemmy.world
People might reconsider if we give them a 30hr work week, but still pay the full salary. Some jobs are just harder and time worked doesn’t equal effort. I’ve had 2 day stints that should have paid me more than the entire preceding month!
What I’m trying to say is that the people who run America are unwilling to pay to do it right.
Replying to @njordomir@lemmy.world
It’s people like the ATC’s who run America. You are talking about the owner class who sit on their verandas drinking ice cold lemonade shouting “whip them harder and they’ll get more work done”