Threshold Desensitization / False-Positive Saturation
Sub-Type: Acoustic / Visual Warning Suppression via Klaxon Fatigue
Warning systems configure hyper-sensitive thresholds producing continuous nuisance alarms. Decision nodes systematically mute, ignore, or disable the auditory/visual telemetry channel.
Fundamental Invariant Rules
Engineered Resilience & Mitigation Strategies
Canonical Incident Manifestations (4)
Controlled Flight Into Terrain Following Prolonged False GPWS Muting
Decision_Node received 42 high-priority Alert_Threshold pulses within nominal state bounds. Decision_Node voluntarily severed Telemetry_Channel. When Constraint_Boundary was breached, zero corrective action was executed.
Unobserved Ventricular Fibrillation Following Multi-Bed ICU Alarm Silencing
Decision_Node subjected to continuous spurious Alert_Threshold triggers caused by noisy physical contact. Decision_Node turned gain on Telemetry_Channel to zero. True physiological invariant collapse occurred without notification.
Silent Production Database Dropping Unnoticed Due to 40,000 Stale Webhook Errors
High-frequency benign exception stream flooded Telemetry_Channel. Decision_Node muted downstream routing. Catastrophic state destruction payload passed unmonitored.
BP Texas City Refinery: Raffinate Splitter Tower Sight-Glass Overflow & Vent Drum Ignition
Physical State_Telemetry (sight-glass and high-level float switch) failed silently due to maintenance neglect. Decision_Nodes pumped fuel into closed vessel under false nominal level telemetry, breaching atmospheric containment boundaries.