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AI Slack bot logs reveal unused safety check

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A developer gave an AI permission to post to Slack and built three verification checks. An audit of the logs showed one check never fired, while another's trace didn't match the original description. The unused check was a channel ID validation that required a name search before posting.

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The story is a useful reminder that AI safety measures need auditing, but the sample size of one developer's workflow limits broader conclusions.
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