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Automated processes stop being examined, causing schemas to
Automated processes stop being examined, causing schemas to drift from reality through assimilation without accommodation—making periodic schema validation necessary for reliable automation.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounded in Piagetian Equilibration Through Schema Dynamics (equilibration through assimilation and accommodation), Automation degrades the very human skills needed to handle (automation degrades manual skills), and Humans exhibit automation complacency — reducing monitoring (automation complacency). Prescribes continuous validation for automated systems—principle for maintaining alignment.