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And we thought the UK jailing people for postage fraud based on a faulty AI was bad...

• pricechild 8mo ago
  I don't think that's anywhere close to an accurate description of the UK's recent post office scandal? I haven't seen AI feature in any reporting. Rather, the software had bugs, some people decided the software couldn't be wrong and convinced others to the point of conviction?
  • jen20 8mo ago
    Indeed, that scandal vastly predated AI everywhere, and was just vanilla consultant-grade software (i.e. trash) coupled with vast incompetence at every stage.
    • 0cf8612b2e1e 8mo ago
      Incompetence is not sufficient to explain that case. Many high level leaders were aware of deficiencies in the software and wanted to prosecute anyway. That is active malice or indifference to human suffering.
    • caycep 8mo ago
      automated system that powers that be put too much faith in = AI