Willccbb says scaling AI systems requires rigidity, clarity, and RBAC
willccbb · x · 2026-07-26
The post argues that “don’t do anything that might look bad in hindsight” is not a practical operating rule as organizations scale.
- As companies grow, incidents lead to policies, red tape, and RBAC.
- It says rigidity and clarity become necessary for any high-impact system.
- The reply extends the idea to language models, asking whether prompts include limits like “do not attempt to access the internet,” and suggests either built-in “Hippocratic oaths” for models or perfect instruction-following with user responsibility.
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