AI Resurrects Dead Pilots to Train the Living
Aviation companies are spending millions to clone the voices of deceased pilots for cockpit simulators. The flight simulation market hit $7.2 billion in 2025, and synthetic voice is now central to that spend. This is a billion dollar market story with serious property rights questions nobody is answering yet.
AI Is Cloning Dead Pilots and Airlines Are All In
Airlines are paying up to $400,000 per license to clone deceased pilots’ voices for flight simulators, and the voice AI sector raised $1.3 billion in 2025 alone. Most people think this story is about technology. It’s actually about money, estates, and fraud risk. Here’s how to think about it.