It’ll happen, but it will be military aircraft first, cargo next, passenger planes last. Doubt it will be Boeing though. They’ll be happy to take endless federal dollars to sink into research forever though.
A broader discussion of AI/robots taking over everything summed up very well in this CGP Grey video from 8 years ago called”Humans Need Not Apply”. 15 min, but well worth it. Not hyperbolic, not starry eyed, not fear mongering, but a sober look at the arc where this is all going.
This time, it’s different.
https://youtu.be/7Pq-S557XQU