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Ethan Mollick (@emollick.bsky.social): These 3 pages (from before AI) on complex systems are worth reading Complex systems run broken but survive because the flaws rarely line up, which allows humans a chance to intervene. AI can find or

L2 · PractitionerOpinion & Analysis@emollick.bsky.social· 9/2/2026

Helps practitioners understand how AI interacts with complex systems and what new defensive approaches are needed.

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Ethan Mollick recommends reading three pre-AI pages about complex systems and argues we need new AI-based system defense philosophy beyond cybersecurity.

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These 3 pages (from before AI) on complex systems are worth reading Complex systems run broken but survive because the flaws rarely line up, which allows humans a chance to intervene. AI can find or make aligned flaws. We need a similar new philosophy of system defense (beyond just cyber) using AI

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