一群众议院民主党人要求联邦航空管理局（FAA）暂停其新的人工智能空中交通管制工具，直至他们的问题得到解答。
A group of House Democrats are asking the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to pause its new AI air traffic control tool until their questions are answered.
由众议员April McClain Delaney（民主党-马里兰州）领导，并包括哥伦比亚特区无投票权代表Eleanor Holmes Norton的议员小组，向交通部长Sean Duffy和FAA管理员Bryan Bedford发送了一封信，内容涉及人工智能驱动的空域、航路和轨迹战略管理（SMART）工具的推出。
The group of lawmakers – led by Rep. April McClain Delaney (D-Md.) and included D.C.’s nonvoting delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton – sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford regarding the rollout of the AI-enabled Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories (SMART) tool.
该技术目前正在罗纳德·里根华盛顿国家机场（DCA）、巴尔的摩/华盛顿国际瑟古德·马歇尔机场（BWI）和华盛顿杜勒斯国际机场（IAD）使用。
The technology is currently in use at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI), and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) airports.
民主党议员们对华盛顿特区地区机场被用于测试该工具表示担忧，因为该地区“仍在承受一架客机与军用直升机在DCA上空发生悲剧性中空相撞事故的影响，该事故导致67人死亡。”议员们继续表示：“鉴于近期关于人工智能网络安全事件以及人工智能系统其他不可预测行为的广泛报道，我们对将任何人工智能支持的系统整合到空中交通管制系统中深感担忧，因为在那里，决策 literally 是生死攸关的问题。”
The Democratic lawmakers expressed concern over there Washington, D.C.-area airports being used to test the tool, because the region is “still reeling from the impacts of the tragic midair collision of a passenger flight and military helicopter over DCA, in which 67 people died.”“Given extensive recent reporting on AI cybersecurity incidents and other unpredictable behavior from AI systems, we are deeply concerned about the integration of any AI-enabled system into air traffic control systems, where decisions are literally a matter of life or death,” the lawmakers continued.
SMART工具使管制员能够实时查看哪些飞机正在登机门、滑行以及等待起飞。它会考虑多种因素——包括天气模式、机场容量和实时空域状况——以帮助管理空中交通并缓解全国机场的拥堵。
SMART allows controllers to have a real-time view of which planes are at the gate, taxiing and waiting for departure. It considers multiple factors – including weather patterns, airport capacity and real-time airspace conditions — to help manage air traffic and ease congestion at the nation’s airports.
在其宣布期间，Bedford表示，SMART不会被负责防止碰撞和维持安全的管制员使用。
During its announcement, Bedford stated that SMART would not be used by controllers whose job it is to prevent collisions and maintain safety.
该信质疑该技术是否会给空中交通管制系统带来压力，以及FAA采取了哪些步骤来验证该技术的准确性和安全性。
The letter questioned if the technology would strain air traffic control’s system and what steps the FAA has taken to validate the accuracy and safety of the technology.
当被问及此信时，联邦航空管理局告诉《国会山报》：“飞行是安全的，并且永远都会是。但乘客值得拥有更好、更可靠的旅行体验，而联邦航空管理局开发SMART正是为了实现这一目标。” “它不控制飞机，也不取代空中交通管制员，后者对这项工作拥有完全的自主权。贝福德局长已经向众多议员演示了SMART，而尚未看到它的人也收到了他发出的随时可前往观看的邀请。”联邦航空管理局继续说道。
When asked about the letter, the FAA told The Hill, “Flying is safe, and it always will be. But passengers deserve a better, more reliable travel experience and the FAA developed SMART to help deliver it.”“It does not control aircraft or replace air traffic controllers, who have full autonomy over this. Administrator Bedford has already demonstrated SMART for numerous Members, and those who haven’t seen it have a standing invitation from him to do so,” the FAA continued.
该信的另一位签署者——众议员唐·贝耶尔（民主党-弗吉尼亚州）——此前曾警告联邦航空管理局称，该技术在未获得公共安全保障的情况下就被推出。他呼吁特朗普政府暂停SMART的推广，直至其能够由地面人工操作员更彻底地审查。交通部未能立即回应《国会山报》的置评请求。
Another signatory on this letter – Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) – previously warned the FAA the technology was being launched without assurances of public safety. He called on the Trump administration to suspend SMART’s rollout until it can be vetted more thoroughly by human operators on the ground. The Department of Transportation did not respond immediately to The Hill’s request for comment.