One can improve car safety by studying automobile accidents and developing better brakes and tires, without being able to predict where and when the next accident will occur, illustrating that understanding mechanism doesn't require predictive power
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Lawrence SummersEvidence Quote
“I can't predict with any great accuracy where and when the next automobile accidents will come. But by studying automobile accidents one can contribute to the development of better brakes and better tires”
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Tariffs, Decline, and the Promise of AI | A Conversation with Larry Summers and Niall Ferguson— University of Austin (UATX)Created: 8/11/2026, 6:36:04 AM
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