FAA SMART AI system vendor and Microsoft both say ground stop isn't their fault

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Microsoft and Air Space Intelligence, the company behind the FAA's new SMART system, said the nationwide ground stop wasn't due to their products.

What caused the nationwide plane chaos? Microsoft and the company behind the FAA's new AI-powered SMART system have something to say: It wasn't us. On Friday afternoon, thousands of flights were delayed after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all planes grounded nationwide because of communications issues. At a press conference at the White House Friday night, Department of Homeland Security secretary Markwayne Mullin said there was no evidence of a cyberattack or attack caused by "SI" — the administration's preferred term for artificial intelligence.

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