This doesn't really stay completely on topic here but an observation: drones and AI powered aircraft make a ton of sense in a military application but not in a passenger carrying one.
If you wanted to develop a drone for military purpose, you can significantly simplify the aircraft by not developing any of the systems necessary for carrying humans. No windows, no doors, no packs, no pressurize cabin, no pressurization equipment, etc. But if you want to develop a passenger carrying "drone" you still need all that. Makes just leaving a pilot up front make more sense.
Secondly, the entire focus of airline operations has been built on the two pilot cockpit. To drop to a single pilot operation would require a complete rewrite of virtually every thing we do. That's an utterly massive change. Almost hard to even imagine. So, maybe the push is to skip the single pilot idea and go straight to a fully autonomous aircraft. That's a heck of a leap to make.
A lot bigger than a Tesla that can cruise down the highway 98% of the time. Im saving aggressively for retirement but I don't see us losing our jobs any time soon