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Predictability

A quantity, not a switch

Permission says what an actor may do, never how much. An engineer who could change ten thousand files changes six. An agent does not.

08 September, 2026

Predictability

When Feedback Misses Its Window

The Iberian blackout of April 2025 had a closed-loop system with feedback, protection, and reactive power reserves. The correction mechanism existed and sat unused while voltage climbed toward collapse. The loop existed. It didn't govern.

22 July, 2026

Predictability

Supervision Can't Be Bolted On

Most people think an autonomous system is safe as long as someone can always intervene. The Cruise robotaxi incident shows why that assumption fails - and what proactive supervision actually looks like when reactive supervision isn't enough.

21 July, 2026