Rule 1: Only overrule the tactical computer if you know something it doesn't. Rule 2: The tac comp always knows more than you do.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Only overrule a tactical computer if you know something it doesn't; otherwise trust it because it knows more than you.
- In plain terms
- Human overrides are justified only with superior knowledge; otherwise defer to the AI.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust the system unless you have better info.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When should we trust AI over intuition?
- How to verify AI knowledge?
Another view
Human judgment can be biased even when it seems superior.
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