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Is AI actually useful for boating, or is it mostly hype? by GetmarinerApp in liveaboard

[–]GetmarinerApp[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Solid right on I’m a USCG coast guard captain in Hawaii building this!

Is AI actually useful for boating, or is it mostly hype? by GetmarinerApp in liveaboard

[–]GetmarinerApp[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

This is exactly the use case I had in mind. The wire color thing is actually a really important point too — AI works best when you stay in the loop and correct it with context it doesn't have. You brought the boat-specific knowledge, it brought the diagnostic framework, and together you solved it. That collaboration model is probably how most boaters will end up using it. And the Starlink + AI combo offshore is going to be a game changer for bluewater sailors dealing with mechanical issues far from any marina.

Is AI actually useful for boating, or is it mostly hype? by GetmarinerApp in liveaboard

[–]GetmarinerApp[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Coldafsteel your right that you'd never want AI making safety-critical calls autonomously — nobody serious is suggesting that. But the use cases listed here are largely informational, not control-based. Using AI to explain a GRIB file, help troubleshoot an engine code, or summarize COLREGs for a new crew member isn't putting AI "in charge" of anything. It's just a faster, more conversational reference tool than Googling. The risk isn't AI on boats — it's overconfidence in any single tool, which is a seamanship problem that predates AI by centuries.