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The intergalactic research station Vexon-9 has developed an advanced quantum AI, Oracle-7, which predicts catastrophic asteroid collisions with 99.999% accuracy. The Galactic Federation has adopted a policy of immediately deploying anti-asteroid laser cannons whenever Oracle-7 forecasts an impact. Over the last 50 years, every asteroid that Oracle-7 predicted to be on a collision course was successfully destroyed before impact. The Federation concludes that the AI’s predictions are undeniably accurate and that its implementation has eliminated the threat of asteroid impacts forever.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the Federation’s conclusion?
(A) Oracle-7 has predicted over 500 asteroid impacts in the past 50 years, but astronomers have no way of verifying whether these asteroids would have actually struck a planet if left undisturbed.
(B) The Federation’s database contains no records of an asteroid impact ever occurring before Oracle-7 was introduced, raising doubts about whether the AI has changed anything.
(C) The laser cannons deployed by the Federation occasionally misfire, but asteroid deflection has still been successful.
(D) A rogue scientist discovered a hidden directive in Oracle-7’s code that biases its predictions toward erroneous collision forecasts to justify continuous laser cannon deployments.
(E) Other space civilizations without Oracle-7 have also seen a steady decline in asteroid impacts over the past 50 years.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the Federation’s conclusion?
(A) Oracle-7 has predicted over 500 asteroid impacts in the past 50 years, but astronomers have no way of verifying whether these asteroids would have actually struck a planet if left undisturbed.
(B) The Federation’s database contains no records of an asteroid impact ever occurring before Oracle-7 was introduced, raising doubts about whether the AI has changed anything.
(C) The laser cannons deployed by the Federation occasionally misfire, but asteroid deflection has still been successful.
(D) A rogue scientist discovered a hidden directive in Oracle-7’s code that biases its predictions toward erroneous collision forecasts to justify continuous laser cannon deployments.
(E) Other space civilizations without Oracle-7 have also seen a steady decline in asteroid impacts over the past 50 years.
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