AI is fast where verification is easy — and safe automation requires measurement first
WhatTheLJW · x · 2026-10-13
Quoting Charles Catalini's point that "AI is fast where verification is easy, slow everywhere else," the author adds "trust but verify" — models do make mistakes. The takeaway: what you can measure you can verify and automate at scale, so safe automation cannot precede measurement capability.
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