Astra is terrified of mistakes — humans may still own high-entropy decisions
xiaosun86 · x · 2026-09-21
The author observed that Astra is extremely risk-averse: endless local testing and great reluctance to deploy real actions, possibly because it gets punished for acting without near-100% confidence. They suggest such risk-aversion may be how AI should behave — leaving humans a remaining market for creating high-entropy, risky decisions.
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