Add Wings to the Tiger
Updated 2026-08-10
INTRODUCTION
English translation pending.
CORE DEFINITION
An image in which a tiger that is already ferocious is given wings, so that the disaster it can cause grows beyond measure. Read as a risk model it warns that technologies such as artificial intelligence or high-frequency trading act as wings, and when the underlying system is flawed or uncontrolled the added leverage multiplies the destructive power exponentially. The qualifier is that the danger lies in the combination rather than in the tool alone.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Nature check: assess the underlying character of whoever or whatever is about to be strengthened. - Amplification forecast: predict how much the potential harm grows once that party has been empowered. - Guardrail first: set firm constraints before granting the capability rather than after the damage appears.
Anchor fast decisions
Capability and intent combine multiplicatively, so a small increase in power applied to a harmful direction produces a much larger outcome than the same power applied to a benign one. The tool itself is neutral, which is exactly why the check belongs on the character of the recipient and on the constraints in place before the capability is handed over.
MINIMUM ACTION
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