heresie-dabord
Joined 7 years ago
Joined 7 years ago
Unstated (or very understated) in the scene is the fact that a human demonstrably acts and functions within the social context, having a constant awareness of risk and accountability ("skin in the game").
A human of mature age is entrusted with responsibilities and accountability for consequences. Insofar as responsibility for consequences is borne, a human may be considered responsibly conscious in behaviour. (Criminal behaviour is defective.)
A technology may also someday be entrusted with responsibilities and accountability for consequences. But there is as yet no such technology.
And sometimes it is a simple, ominous two-syllable word that contains three Bs.
I speak only for myself, of course — but my eyes are watering.
Our saying so is in no way a pledge that we are good at security or diligent about anything but billing you."
This defines the struggle of human civilization.
But how will you design it to survive in this age of malicious actors and persona farms?
For sardonic reasons, I prefer "MANNA".
It seems heavenly until the wailing and gnashing of teeth begin.
This is something of a fallacy. "The Industry" cannot learn.
But laws and regulations can require better security.
As in the history of seatbelts in vehicles, tech tool stacks are insecure by design and no one is ever really held accountable... until the cost is deemed too high.
It's evident that we have not reached that limit yet.
... that a team is much more than just its output.
You might be able to replicate an output at a lower cost. You might even be able to do it faster. But without a team of people, you won't be able to maintain commitment, culture, and domain expertise.