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The most important AI skill leaders can borrow from pilots - opinion

AI succeeds when leaders act like pilots, by reading conditions and diverting before trouble hits.

  • Pilots face critical decisions in bad weather, choosing safest path
  • Risk management framework applied to AI deployment decisions
  • Clear conditions for AI pilots, human oversight crucial in risky scenarios

A Confirm Button Is Not a Coding-Agent Security Boundary

A coding agent asks for permission to modify packages/web/generated/client.ts . The path looks harmless, the proposed diff sounds reasonable, and the user clicks Approve.

  • A confirm button alone does not define system security boundaries.
  • Approval must match execution for true security boundary functionality.
  • Binding approval to specific, invariant facts about the operation is required.

Stop manual dice rolling: Giving LLMs a proper tabletop math engine via MCP

If you've ever tried to run a Dungeons & Dragons session using just a standard LLM window, you know exactly where it falls apart. You ask for a roll. The model simulates it.

  • LLMs struggle with manual dice rolling in tabletop games
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP) provides specialized tools for accurate calculations
  • MCP handles advantage/disadvantage and modifiers for seamless AI integration

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