Submitted 1 week ago by cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.science.org/content/article/after-coding-error-triggers-firings-top-nih-scientists-called-back-work
Whoever wrote that code is definitely the right team to rewrite social security.
Australia did this once. We called it “robodebt”. An algorithm that falsely cut people off social security and ultimately killed some of them.
I would say don’t give DOGE any ideas but I think that’s less bad than some of their own.
beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
Whoever wrote that code is definitely the right team to rewrite social security.
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Australia did this once. We called it “robodebt”. An algorithm that falsely cut people off social security and ultimately killed some of them.
Morphit@feddit.uk 6 days ago
I would say don’t give DOGE any ideas but I think that’s less bad than some of their own.