Piloting, Autonomous Vessels, AI, and the coffee making machine. By Captain Ricardo Caballero, I am not a computer savvy. My knowledge in programming and robotics and those sort of things is nil. I get lost in the sea of social media and easily entangle myself in the web. All I have done for the last 25 years or so is to pilot ships through the Panama Canal. However, during the last couple of years I have done my best to catch up with technology, since it has enhanced our possibilities and improved safety in our field. But still, I have to admit that I am way behind the new guys when it comes to the newest technology. Artificial Intelligence, AI, is challenging humanity in every possible way. It is changing the way most tasks are carried out these days. It is making life easier for some and, at the same time, harsh for others. The truth is that since the wheel was invented workers began to be slowly replaced by some kind of innovative technology. The rate of