HindSight - Winter 2024

People In Control: Staying In The Loop
HindSight magazine 36 - cover

Welcome to issue 36 of EUROCONTROL’s HindSight, the magazine on human and organisational factors in operations, in aviation and beyond. HindSight 36 focuses on the theme of People In Control: Staying In The Loop.

Once again, you will find a diverse set of articles from a range of different authors in the context of aviation, maritime, rail and road. The contributors offer several takes on the intriguing title, from the perspectives of personal experience, professional practice, theory, research, and regulation.

Who are the people, and what control do they have, from the ‘blunt end’ of society and its institutions, to the ‘sharp end’ of operations? What control should people have? What influences and constrains control? How does technology change human control? How do we ‘stay in the loop’, and which loops should we be concerned with? In considering these questions, it is also recommended to review back issues of HindSight. The role of people, the changing nature of control, and the difficulties associated with staying in the loop has implications for every issue.

"With the explosion of generative AI and large language models, the title of this edition of HindSight is more timely and appropriate than ever when it comes to people and technology. In aviation and especially in air traffic control, we have always been and felt ‘in control’. The exponential growth of AI poses key questions on how much control we will still have in a not-so-distant future."

Tony Licu Chief Technology Officer EUROCONTROL

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HindSight 36 - Winter 2024