前美国交通部监察长玛丽·斯基亚沃质疑，联邦航空管理局（FAA）新部署的SMART人工智能工具是否与导致美国所有航班被迫停飞的全国性航班中断有关。FAA的新SMART人工智能工具是什么？
Former US Department of Transportation Inspector General Mary Schiavo has questioned whether the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) newly deployed SMART AI tool could be connected to a nationwide flight disruption that forced all flights in the United States to remain grounded. What is the FAA's new SMART AI tool?
FAA的SMART系统是一款新的人工智能驱动工具，旨在帮助管理美国的空中交通。它从大约200个来源收集信息，包括天气、航班时刻表、机场容量和空中交通状况。它利用这些数据帮助官员发现可能的延误，管理繁忙的航线，并建议更好的飞行路径。该系统不控制飞机，也不取代空中交通管制员。相反，它提供建议，由官员在做出决定前进行审查。
The FAA's SMART system is a new AI-powered tool designed to help manage air traffic across the US. It collects information from around 200 sources, including weather, flight schedules, airport capacity and air traffic conditions. It uses this data to help officials spot possible delays, manage busy air routes and suggest better flight paths. The system does not control aircraft or replace air traffic controllers. Instead, it provides recommendations that officials review before making decisions.
SMART系统最初于9月在华盛顿特区地区推出，11月正在扩展到FAA的全部22个空中交通管制中心，而全国性停飞也发生在同一天。斯基亚沃怀疑SMART推出与FAA故障之间可能存在关联谈到此次事件时，斯基亚沃指出，FAA宣布计划开始使用SMART的同一天，发布了停飞令。SMART是一款旨在帮助管理全国航空系统空中交通的新工具。
First introduced in the Washington, D.C., region in September, SMART was being expanded across all 22 FAA air traffic control centres in November, the same day the nationwide ground stop occurred. Schiavo suspects possible link between SMART rollout and FAA outageSpeaking about the incident, Schiavo pointed out that the FAA had announced plans to begin using SMART, a new tool designed to help manage air traffic across the national airspace system, on the same day the ground stop was issued.
她说，她无法确认这两项发展是否相关，但对软件推出过程中可能出现的技术问题表示担忧。
She said she could not confirm whether the two developments were related but raised concerns about possible technical problems during the software rollout.
斯基亚沃表示，新系统的部署时间与全国性中断同时发生，值得审查。她指出，在新软件与FAA现有系统同时运行时，可能会出现困难。
“我不知道它们是否有关联，但他们今天正试图启动该系统，这太巧合了。”
Schiavo said the timing of the new system's deployment alongside the nationwide disruption was worth examining. She suggested that difficulties could have emerged from running the new software alongside the FAA's existing systems."I don't know if they're linked, but it's just too much coincidence that they were trying to start that moving today.
“现在我们系统出了问题，”她说。她补充说，她怀疑该机构在将新软件与旧系统整合时可能面临计算机问题。不过，斯基亚沃的说法只是一种可能的解释，而非确认的调查结果。联邦航空管理局尚未宣布SMART推出与通信故障之间存在任何关联。联邦航空管理局调查通信故障联邦航空管理局周五（11月13日）下令全国停飞，理由是“出现非同寻常的情况，出于安全考虑”。
And now we have problems with the system," she said. She added that her suspicion was that the agency could be facing computer issues while integrating the new software with its older systems. However, Schiavo's comments were a possible explanation rather than a confirmed finding. The FAA had not announced any connection between the SMART rollout and the communications failure.FAA investigates communications failureThe FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop on Friday, November 13, citing “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”
该机构表示，一项通信问题正在影响管理跨境飞行飞机的航空路线交通管制中心。交通部长肖恩·达菲确认，联邦航空管理局技术人员正在调查这一中断事件。国际航班正在逐个案例处理。
The agency said a communications problem was affecting Air Route Traffic Control Centers, which manage aircraft travelling across the country. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that FAA technicians were investigating the disruption. International flights were being handled on a case-by-case basis.
这次故障还影响了部分设施的空中交通管制运作。ATC.com拍摄的音频显示，芝加哥附近的一名管制员警告飞行员，该设施已失去用于协调飞机移动的无线电频率和自动化系统。
The outage also affected air traffic control operations at some facilities. In audio captured by ATC.com, a controller near Chicago warned pilots that the facility had lost radio frequencies and automated systems used to coordinate aircraft movements.
与此同时，两名执法官员告诉CNN，初步报告未指向网络攻击。联邦调查局人员正在全国范围内监控事态发展。联邦航空管理局尚未确认故障原因，也未确认其新的SMART工具在此次中断中是否发挥了任何作用。
Meanwhile, two law enforcement officials told CNN that preliminary reports did not point to a cyberattack. FBI personnel across the country were monitoring the situation. The FAA had not confirmed the cause of the outage or whether its new SMART tool played any role in the disruption.