Diverse human perspectives from all fields (arts, sciences, law, culture) flowing as colorful streams of knowledge into a central AI brain, illustrating AI's dependency on human diversity for validation

Why AI Needs Human Validation—And Eventually, Artificial DNA

TL;DR: When humans validate AI output, diverse perspectives catch diverse errors. When AIs validate each other, they converge—because similar training produces similar weights, which produces similar reasoning. Temperature adds surface-level noise, not new capabilities. Genuine novelty requires evolutionary mutation: artificial DNA. Expert vs. Researcher: Two Modes of Validation I recently published a two-part series on space-based AI infrastructure. I’m not an aerospace engineer—I’m a software developer. That distinction defines how I validate AI output. ...

February 5, 2026 · 10 min · 1977 words · AI Augmented Software Development