Embodied AI Makes Authority Physical: Robots Need an Inspectable Execution Trail
tallmetommy · x · 2026-10-23
Addressing Unitree Robotics, the author argues that embodied AI makes authority boundaries physical: a capable robot should be able to prove what it observed, which instruction authorized an action, when confidence fell below threshold, and why it chose to stop. "Do no harm" requires an inspectable execution trail.
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