STANDARDS reliable. The document outlines the requirements needed to produce a standard that provides the necessary accommodations to support AI-enabled, sub-system integration into safety-critical airborne and ground-based systems and details next steps in the production process. This document also assesses whether these standards are compatible with a typical AI and ML development approach, including: A survey of established AI techniques and their application to various problem domains and development workflow An assessment of current aerospace industry standards and guidelines and their applicability to systems that incorporate ML technologies A proposal of use cases for potential applications of AI to aerospace domains for airborne and groundbased systems A proposal of a staged plan for developing a future standard for AI techniques and processes and technologies to be assessed against in the context of aeronautical systems " AI technologies are becoming more embedded into the digital systems used to design, manufacture, operate and maintain both aerial vehicles and groundMark Roboff is CEO of SkyThread.aero and G-34 Committee chair. based systems. As a result, there is an urgent call for regulation and the emergence of norms around acceptable usage. SAE International is leading the way to introduce safety guidelines for AI technologies, " added Roboff. For additional information on AIR6988 Artificial Intelligence in Aeronautical Systems, please visit https://www.sae.org/ standards/content/air6988/. n UPDATE September 2021 31http://www.SkyThread.aero https://www.sae.org/standards/content/air6988/ https://www.sae.org/standards/content/air6988/ https://saemobilus.sae.org/help/newsletter-webinar/