> But the whole point of a contract as a program was that it was supposed to be easier to debug, and that wasn't true. Whereas the point of using software for s

> But the whole point of a contract as a program was that it was supposed to be easier to debug, and that wasn't true. Whereas the point of using software for space probe navigation is that it can navigate almost as well as a human while requiring less air. No, another point of a contract as a program is that once it is ready, and considered bug free by many, it can be reused potentially unlimited times, with all the productivity increase that it implies. It can free people from having to pay the expensive lawyers.