Will AI Replace Air Traffic Controllers? AI Risk 15/100

Q: Will AI replace air traffic controllers?

Air traffic controllers get an AI risk score of 15 out of 100 (low risk). Low risk: AI will mostly be a helper, and demand for the human part should hold up.

Low risk

The verdict

Low risk: AI will mostly be a helper, and demand for the human part should hold up.

What AI already does

Software helps with routing and warnings.

What stays human

Live decisions with lives at stake.

What to learn next

Advanced systems, training roles.

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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