Why don't proven systems-engineering controls apply to AI safety?
AlexTensor · x · 2026-10-13
The author asks: we put people on the Moon and fly billions of passengers safely through adverse weather using layered engineering, testing, and operational controls. Is there any reason established systems-engineering controls — verification, validation, authorization, least privilege, containment, monitoring, and automatic termination — should not apply to AI?
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