TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoA computer can never be held accountable. Therefore computers are a valuable tool for law enforcement and the ruling class.message-squaremessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareA computer can never be held accountable. Therefore computers are a valuable tool for law enforcement and the ruling class.TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square9linkfedilink
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 days agoThe British Post office rolled out a hugely buggy piece of software that bankrupted small business owners, got some sentenced to years in prison, and caused thirteen people to commit suicide because “computers can’t be wrong”
minus-squaredogfoodeater@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoHere in Australia they rolled out an automated system to calculate welfare overpayments and issue debts. It didn’t quite work of course and hundreds of thousands of the poorest Australian were issued with false debts, some of whom died or committed suicide before they could be repaid. People still keep floating the idea of automation and AI in our welfare systems…
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoOh yeah! I forgot about that! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
minus-squareSeleni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days ago The case was settled for £58 million, leaving the claimants with £12 million after legal costs. Ewwww
The British Post office rolled out a hugely buggy piece of software that bankrupted small business owners, got some sentenced to years in prison, and caused thirteen people to commit suicide because “computers can’t be wrong”
Here in Australia they rolled out an automated system to calculate welfare overpayments and issue debts. It didn’t quite work of course and hundreds of thousands of the poorest Australian were issued with false debts, some of whom died or committed suicide before they could be repaid. People still keep floating the idea of automation and AI in our welfare systems…
Oh yeah! I forgot about that!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
Ewwww