Not only UK’s fuckup, also Fujitsu’s.
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”
Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 5 months ago
ch00f@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Oh yeah! I forgot about that!
Seleni@lemmy.world 5 months ago
The case was settled for £58 million, leaving the claimants with £12 million after legal costs.
Ewwww
Xaphanos@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Not to be that guy but… Link?::: spoiler Title :::
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Xaphanos@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Thank you
dogfoodeater@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
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…