# What's AI good for? Industrial or consumer tech? Meh. Airliners? AHA, says UK.gov

https://blog.cynexia.com/whats-ai-good-for-industrial-or-consumer-tech-meh-airliners-aha-says-uk-gov

Author: [Rob Aleck](https://blog.cynexia.com/pages/about) · https://github.com/mnbf9rca · https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertaleck/ · https://family-foqos.app/

Published: 2018-09-07
Categories: LinkedIn cross-post


In a push to increase collaboration between the UK and Canada on industrial uses of AI, the UK government has teamed up with Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier to offer a prize for ideas which solve an interesting problem - an optimal, self managing de-icing strategy for aircraft. De-icing causes extra fuel burn - either to carry the weight of ice-melting fluids, or to power  heating elements at key points on the plane. Also, deicing at the wrong time can lead to other risks - such as ice forming in places not protected by countermeasures. £100k is up for grabs.  
[https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/07/ice_ice_baby_airliner_ai/](<https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/09/07/ice_ice_baby_airliner_ai/>)Stop, collaborate and listen: Ice is back we need a brand new invention