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Reliability

Mandated, not measured

Healthcare, and the difference between requiring supervision and verifying it happened. A mandated safety standard nobody measured.

27 August, 2026

Reliability

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

Reliability

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