Occupations
What will AGI do for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers?
Although the tool count is heavily skewed toward software (24 tools in IT/software segment 43), the core work is inextricably tied to physical operation. High Work Activities for 'Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment' (4.65) and 'Controlling Machines' (4.30) blend with Work Contexts like 'In an Enclosed Vehicle' (4.57) and 'Using Your Hands to Handle... Controls' (4.60), defining a hybrid role that mixes intensive cognitive monitoring with physical presence.
Digital flight planning, weather analysis, and route optimization involve significant interaction with algorithmic software on electronic flight bags. The physical manipulation of aircraft controls, emergency response execution, and visual runway assessments remain highly manual, human-directed tasks.