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If a computer is compromised due to insecure software, users can end up suffering losses ranging from monetary (Target), emotional (Ashley Madison), political (

by comex 11y ago

If a computer is compromised due to insecure software, users can end up suffering losses ranging from monetary (Target), emotional (Ashley Madison), political (Stuxnet)... If a chatbot says something inappropriate on Twitter, it's one voice added to a horde doing the same, a voice which, unlike the rest, most people know doesn't 'mean' what it says because it's not intelligent enough.

geofft 11y ago
Ehh. I think you could make the same argument about home Windows machines turned into spam zombies: it's one voice added to the horde, and (usually) it doesn't interfere with the regular use of the home computer. So there's not really a loss in that sense. But we still think there is something fundamentally wrong and worth fixing in Windows. Part of this stems I think from professional pride. An OS that got hacked easily is not something I could be proud of working on. Same with a chatbot that could be easily coopted into spewing hate.