AI Safety: Not Optional, Not Later

arXiv:2609.10630 · cs.SE, cs.AI · Submitted 2026-09-09 · Read on arXiv

cs.SE, cs.AI

Submitted: 2026-09-09

Updated: 2026-09-09

Comments: To appear in the January 2027 issue of IEEE Software, as an invited article for the new AI and Software Engineering column

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Accountability — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Verification — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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