Code needs to run on physical devices, which are prone to undervolting, bit flips, hardware bugs in specific batches, radiation, deterioration, and the like.

Preferably, I wouldn’t trust my life to a calculating device running on AA batteries while dangling from a rope.

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pizzafeelsright 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Pace makers, dialysis machines, brake lines.

We also have fully redundant systems. The elevator for example required Otis to do this fantastic demonstration 150 years ago and now we don't think twice about it.

Do you know how elevators work now? Their safety mechanisms? Planes are 10x more likely to cause death.

	▲	skydhash 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Do you know how elevators work now? Their safety mechanisms? Planes are 10x more likely to cause death. There's something called safety regulation. An installed elevator is very likely to have passed all the verification necessary for it to clear the safety bar. Same with the other devices you listed. As for general code, it's mostly based on trust. But I see practices endorsed by the AI providers and trust is very low on my end.