Comment by rdtsc

There has been a buzz of having "computerized, automated ATC" since, well, forever. It's like the flying car of the aviation world. I don't know if the government still hopes that is "right around the corner" so they don't really want to ramp up hiring. I mean, look ChatGPT can solve math problems already, surely it can funnel planes into an airport... /s

There certainly some automation involved, but not at the level where we can just let the all the people go home and have it take over.