do something like ask it to become 95 percent sure that it was full, and that might make it less likely to flood the house.
Sounds reasonable.
The AI fills the cauldron, then realizes that depending on its future observations it will probably not continue to assign exactly 95% probability to the cauldron being full.
Patch—use a probability of 95% or more. (The user’s manual should include a warning, not to use it to sell insurance to people, as achieving high probability may be difficult without the use of force.)
Sounds reasonable.
Patch—use a probability of 95% or more. (The user’s manual should include a warning, not to use it to sell insurance to people, as achieving high probability may be difficult without the use of force.)