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How to ThinkIn the Age of AI
Principlev1PR-893

Define specific conditions for stopping or pivoting…

Define specific conditions for stopping or pivoting in advance to counteract escalation of commitment once resources are invested.

Why This Is a Principle

The 'kill criteria' protocol in L-0484. Grounded in Humans escalate commitment to failing courses of action… (escalation of commitment), Humans systematically prefer to be consistent… (consistency commitment), and Signal detection involves independent dimensions… (signal detection tradeoffs). Prescribes pre-commitment to stopping rules.