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The "confident idiot" problem: Why AI needs hard rules, not vibe checks

(steerlabs.substack.com)
323 points steerlabs | 3 comments | 04 Dec 25 20:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.221s | source
1. kreijstal ◴[08 Dec 25 13:20 UTC] No.46191888[source]▶
The most interesting part of this experiment isn’t just catching the error—it’s fixing it.

When Steer catches a failure (like an agent wrapping JSON in Markdown), it doesn’t just crash.

Say you are using AI slop without saying you are using AI slop.

> It's not X, it's Y.

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2. pmg102 ◴[08 Dec 25 13:42 UTC] No.46192113[source]▶
With an em-dash for extra points!
3. gusmally ◴[09 Dec 25 00:57 UTC] No.46199988[source]▶
Oh my god this article was bursting with them!

>It is not a “Platform.” It is a library.

>It isn’t a heavy observability platform. It’s a simple Python library