{
  "id": 9266089,
  "title": "The Best AI System Is Not the One That Never Fails. It Is the One That Knows How to Lose Authority",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/the-best-ai-system-is-not-the-one-that-never-fails-it-is-the-one-that",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-23T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/thought-leader/2026-09-23-the-best-ai-system-is-not-the-one-that-never-fails-it-is-the-one-that-knows-how-to-lose-authority/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Drawing lessons from South Africa's power recovery and AI policy withdrawal, this analysis explores why resilient organisations must master 'Authority Degradation' to safely dial back AI permissions during operational uncertainty.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}