TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoA computer can never be held accountable. Therefore computers are a valuable tool for law enforcement and the ruling class.message-squaremessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1348arrow-down116
arrow-up1332arrow-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-27 days agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up46·7 days 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-up32·7 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-up6·7 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-squareKyrgizion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoNot only UK’s fuckup, also Fujitsu’s.
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·7 days agoOh yeah! I forgot about that! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
minus-squareSeleni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·7 days ago The case was settled for £58 million, leaving the claimants with £12 million after legal costs. Ewwww
minus-squareXaphanos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-27 days agoNot to be that guy but… Link?
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”
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 only UK’s fuckup, also Fujitsu’s.
Oh yeah! I forgot about that!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
Ewwww
Not to be that guy but… Link?
Here ya go
Thank you