No amount of inspections will eliminate turbine blade failures. Too many inspections will probably increase them. But every time one happens, the conclusion will be that it could have been caught. Because although people will readily accept risk and carry on, authorities which exist to mitigate problems can never adopt that as their official stance. It would negate their reason for existing.
Did you miss "Atlas is probably skimping on blade inspections"? He's not saying human failure played no role.
Both interpretations are true.
No amount of inspections will eliminate turbine blade failures. Too many inspections will probably increase them. But every time one happens, the conclusion will be that it could have been caught. Because although people will readily accept risk and carry on, authorities which exist to mitigate problems can never adopt that as their official stance. It would negate their reason for existing.