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SAFETY IS A CIVILIZATION TECHNOLOGY - From Orbital Risk to Human–AI Governance

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Translator Public, non-sensitive bilingual (EN/IT) essay arguing that as civilization scales power, speed, and coupling, safety must become core infrastructure—not compliance. Orbit is used as a clear case study of persistent systemic risk in a shared domain, where late fixes are structurally expensive. The argument extends to human–AI governance through auditable responsibility, explicit consent boundaries (“consent gates”), safe defaults under uncertainty, resilience, and reversibility. Includes a lean bibliography and a concise glossary.ITSaggio pubblico e non sensibile, bilingue (EN/IT), che sostiene che mentre la civiltà scala potenza, velocità e accoppiamento, la sicurezza deve diventare infrastruttura—non compliance. L’orbita è usata come caso di studio limpido del rischio sistemico persistente in un dominio condiviso, dove le correzioni tardive sono strutturalmente costose. Il ragionamento si estende alla governance umano–IA tramite responsabilità auditabile, confini di consenso espliciti (“consent gates”), default sicuri sotto incertezza, resilienza e reversibilità. Include bibliografia “lean” e glossario conciso.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18679153

Author: VALENZA, FABIO

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7130400250

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