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by echoangle 502 days ago
In this context, prevention. So people see what happens if they screw up in a negligent way and make sure to not do it themselves.
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Wouldn’t an AI be able to be fixed to not break in the same way though, thus meeting the requirement?
No, you don’t just want to fix the problem every time until no problems are left. You want to force people to think about what they’re going to do so that problems that can be anticipated aren’t made in the first place.