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What about insurance companies that need to predict weather disasters? Is that also more predictable than software? If it's something harder to predict, is the
by orblivion 5y ago
What about insurance companies that need to predict weather disasters? Is that also more predictable than software?
If it's something harder to predict, is there a way you could put error bars around it? Granted premiums could get high as a result.
- atq2119 5y agoThe key is establishing a market for this kind of insurance policy. That can only happen if companies are made liable. That needs to happen at some point, though it's not clear how to do it without getting unpleasant unintended side effects.
- orblivion 5y agoCompanies already don't like to deal with this stuff right? However much liability already exists, they're already having a bad day trying to patch all this stuff. So maybe they'd want to know they'll get compensated for the resources spent on that.
- atq2119 5y agoGood point. A more difficult sale for sure, but perhaps somebody should try and let us know how it went? :)