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- U.S. lawmakers asked the Federal Aviation Administration to pause the Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories (SMART).
- Rep. April Delaney and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said SMART lacks safety testing.
- The lawmakers’ letter demanded an FAA response by Oct. 19 with safety evaluation details.
- In June the FAA awarded Air Space Intelligence an $875 million, 12-year contract for SMART.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called SMART ‘dumb AI’.