Are Outages from #Microsoft and the #FAA related? Or is it their fancy new #AI system, #SMART (being not-so-smart!). Fire humans and replace them with AI -- sounds like a recipe for disaster, eh?
A massive Microsoft outage Thursday disrupted communications globally, followed by an #FAAGroundStop Friday. While the timing raises questions, there is no confirmed connection between the two incidents.
By Shawn Griffiths
November 13, 2026
Excerpt: "FAA More Likely Compromised by Rollout of #AI Technology?
"It is understandable why someone might make the connection between Microsoft and the FAA given the overlapping timelines and the Microsoft disruption had already affected airline communications.
"However, disrupted airline email services are not the same as failures within the FAA's air traffic control network.
There is also another technology unrelated to Microsoft that may be the issue. The FAA has rushed expansion of a new #AI tool, #SMART , to "assist in managing #AirTraffic across the entire national airspace system.' "
https://ivn.us/are-outages-from-microsoft-and-the-faa-related/
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