eigenrobot on operating systems he doesn't fully understand — at work and in society
eigenrobot · x · 2026-11-02
AI researcher eigenrobot reflects that he enjoys building things he doesn't entirely understand as a learning exercise, but finds it nerve-wracking to operate systems he doesn't understand when breaking them causes real problems. He extends the thought to guiding society and raising children, calling the experience humbling and terrifying — a meditation on control in the age of complex, opaque systems.
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