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The FAA also does not allow pilots to phone a different autopilot.Panel 1: In an office, the square-headed model presents a screen reading 'PROD DOWN (HUMAN PRACTICE)' and tells Pat, holding coffee, 'Like pilots! I could fix it, but this one's yours.' Panel 2, ten minutes later: Pat types at a laptop showing '$ ssh ???', stuck. Panel 3: Pat whispers into a phone labeled OTHER AI, 'Hey, quick question about my servers...' The model stares, shocked.PROD DOWN(HUMANPRACTICE)Like pilots! I could fixit, but this one's yours.$ ssh ???Ten minutes later.OTHER AIHey, quick questionabout my servers...
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The FAA also does not allow pilots to phone a different autopilot.

Inspired by: AI isn't replacing SREs, it's deskilling them (HN discussion)

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Panel 1: In an office, the square-headed model presents a screen reading 'PROD DOWN (HUMAN PRACTICE)' and tells Pat, holding coffee, 'Like pilots! I could fix it, but this one's yours.' Panel 2, ten minutes later: Pat types at a laptop showing '$ ssh ???', stuck. Panel 3: Pat whispers into a phone labeled OTHER AI, 'Hey, quick question about my servers...' The model stares, shocked.