TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoA computer can never be held accountable. Therefore computers are a valuable tool for law enforcement and the ruling class.message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1351arrow-down115
arrow-up1336arrow-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-22 months agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up46·2 months agoOutside of law enforcement, this is certainly how shitty customer service policies get enforced. In other words, “Computer says no”.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·2 months 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-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 months agoOh yeah! I forgot about that! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
minus-squareSeleni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 months ago The case was settled for £58 million, leaving the claimants with £12 million after legal costs. Ewwww
minus-squaredogfoodeater@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months 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-squareXaphanos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 months agoNot to be that guy but… Link?
minus-squareEx Nummis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoNot only UK’s fuckup, also Fujitsu’s.
Outside of law enforcement, this is certainly how shitty customer service policies get enforced. In other words, “Computer says no”.
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”
Oh yeah! I forgot about that!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
Ewwww
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…
Not to be that guy but… Link?
Here ya go
Thank you
Not only UK’s fuckup, also Fujitsu’s.