Here's the thing: if nearly all of the time the machine does the right thing, the human "supervisor" who oversees it becomes incapable of spotting its error. The job of "review every machine decision and press the green button if it's correct" inevitably becomes "just press the green button," assuming that the machine is usually right.
Recent articles
- My AI/LLM predictions for the next 1, 3 and 6 years, for Oxide and Friends - 10th January 2025
- Weeknotes: Starting 2025 a little slow - 4th January 2025
- I still don't think companies serve you ads based on spying through your microphone - 2nd January 2025