A long-form systems essay arguing that machine learning fails when used as an automated decision-maker in unstable environments. It reframes ML as an early-warning instrument that exposes pressure, instability, and shrinking intervention windows, preserving human judgment instead of replacing it with late, brittle decisions.
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Dec 18, 2025