as in pilots
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
in the early days of aviation, birdmen would travel around the country in their biplanes, putting on flying shows
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This came out close to the MIT study that said 95% of generative AI pilots were failing and the somewhat sudden realization that AI could be building toward a bubble.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025 -
Jason Sanchez, one of the pilots, told CNN.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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Running in parallel to the storylines of Piccard and Jones is the global race of the time where many prominent figures, from accomplished aviators to billionaire Richard Branson, were trying to become the first around-the-globe balloonists.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
28 Sep. 2025
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In the original novel, also called Goldfinger, Galore is the leader of an all-female team of aviators known as Pussy Galore’s Flying Circus.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Birdmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birdmen. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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