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		contravariant on Sept 8, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FDA slams EpiPen maker This is probably the most inaccurate statement I've ever read. Here are just some of the assumptions it is making that are flawed beyond repair: - Algorithms don't have unexpected behaviour. - Computer programs operating in real time are predictable - We can agree on what to optimise for - Checking the source code is always possible - Checking the source code allows you to understand a program

rixed on Sept 10, 2017 [–]

All those objections I agree with. Yet, this still sounds better than electing people from time to time on the basis of unverifiable promises, with no control on what is actually done unless you can throw a lot of money in lobbying.

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