Using AI is a hidden bet: silent errors only surface when being right matters
gerardsans · x · 2026-10-15
In a reply to tomfgoodwin, erhannah frames AI use as a triple bet: the task is well covered in training data, the generated answer is correct, and you didn't miss anything important. Any failure goes unnoticed unless you verify — and the cost lands later, when being right matters. Software has tools to catch silent AI errors, but most industries don't, so verification is always essential.
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