“Count before you conclude. The obvious narrative is a hypothesis, never a…”

Evidence Over Attestation

“Count before you conclude. The obvious narrative is a hypothesis, never a finding.”

The obvious story is usually available first and wrong often enough that counting before concluding pays for itself in one incident.

Lindsay Hiebert, Founder, PIGENAI LLC · AI governance, security, AEO and networking
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