By definition, an active alarm means that an action must be performed to prevent an undesirable consequence. In many cases, these actions are time critical.

Humanity is gaining increasing amounts of power and increasing dependence on technology.

Thus, intelligent alarms are necessary to reduce the risk of our great power, and increase the uptime of our technology

A small problem still has to be dealt with in a timely manner, or our lives are interrupted

A large problem has the potential to drastically change the lives of everyone on the planet