Ex-Kaggle exec cites Boeing 737 MAX dive to argue why AI regulation matters
aronchick · x · 2026-10-05
Aronchick says he's pleased with progress on collaboration between AI labs, but uses the Boeing 737 MAX 8 case as "example one" of what regulations are good for. The quoted thread points to FlyDubai 1073: the jet reached about Mach 0.96 in a dive (well past its Mach 0.82 max operating speed), was recovered at roughly 3g, and still landed despite losing a chunk of its rudder. The argument: Boeing's engineers know the certified envelope and safety margins, but no complete 737 MAX has ever been flight-tested until it breaks apart—the exact speed and duration at which it becomes unrecoverable was always modeled and estimated, which is precisely why certification and regulation matter.
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