Wired examines AI's rapid arrival in aviation, from a pilotless Cessna Caravan's 3,200-mile journey and the FAA's SMART air traffic system to drone delivery and eVTOLs, weighing promises of efficiency against warnings that AI could hallucinate safety-critical information. The article notes the FAA cut its controller staffing target and reports skeptics, including a retired FAA employee who calls the rollout "a Pandora's box that we are going to regret," question whether the technology is being pushed too fast.