The German Bahn (railway) folks came up today and said....coming in the future (suggesting we will start to see it in 2027).....AI will be used to keep the public informed on delays, problems, platform changes, cancellations, etc.
You (the consumer/customer) would get these AI messages (with a friendly greeting) telling.....your train is running 16 minutes late, or that they moved from platform 4 to platform 12 (figure a 10 min walk).
I pondered upon this.
At some point....this AI will start to 'know' a lot about crappy service, and even warn you ten minutes ahead of time....things are fu*ked-up.
Eventually, the AI ought to start asking the Bahn leadership....WHY.
At that point....AI will take over and fire the leadership (I would imagine).
Is it that bad? If you ride daily to work...in a metro-area (Frankfurt, Bremen, Stuttgart for example)....you probably have one trip out of each eight occasions....that is screwed-up (15 min late, or a flip to a new platform). Personally, safety is a higher concern to me, and having a seat. If it were 10 minutes late....I wouldn't say much.
My worst experience? Last year....going from Frankfurt to Hamburg, and finding out 10 minutes before the 'run'.....that train was cancelled. The back-up deal? Running 35 min later, but it was never clear about the platform, and the reserved seats I paid for....were non-existent.
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