[thebigspacefuck]

On the other hand, airplanes haven’t really improved that much since the 737 was introduced in 1966 and have even gotten worse in some ways (737 Max). We actually don’t know what the AI equivalent of Wright brothers plane is and what the 737 is. Maybe Eliza, 60 years ago, was the Kitty Hawk flight and ChatGPT 4 is the 737.

[fhehdbehevfjhf]

I’m not sure I would say that the 737 Max has gotten worse in “some ways”, by which I assume you are referring to safety.

New aircraft models up to about the 1990s frequently had serious design defects that resulted in fatalities, including the 737 (most notably related to the rudder).

[falcor84]

Indeed, we've seen a slight regression in safety, but definitely not to 1980s levels.