'll be offline for some days so here's my shoutout for Petrov Day on September 26.
Remembering Stanislav Petrov's act of defiance reminds us that surviving when machines are calling the shots means building the skills to resist artificial urgency… knowing better…
And rewarding people who do.
Three lessons from a man who averted nuclear war by not trusting a computer
My thread from last year.
#Petrov #StanislavPetrov #PetrovDay
@axbom.com: Happy Petrov Day to those who celebrate. On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov made the correct decision to not trust a computer. I've attached a short clip from a reenactment of the situation in the documentary The Man Who Saved the World. 1/11
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