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"A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision". Or in this case, a legal one. twitter.com/swiftonsecurity/status/1385…... The accountability of the existing judicial system is already pretty thin, and in some cases being elected makes it worse rather than better, but turning it over to automation? Having a system that is entirely unaware of the society and political environment in which it operates? That is very bad for legitimacy. Now, you don't need legitimacy so long as the monopoly on violence holds ...
GPT Takes the Bar ExamRead the thread - Cites it
As soon as I saw the title, I remembered this slide by IBM from the 1970s: twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/1385…...
Automate the CEOsRead the thread - Cites it
From IBM, in 1979: > A COMPUTER CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE > THEREFORE A COMPUTER MUST NEVER MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION (Via twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/1385…...)
Replacing Engineering Managers with AI AgentsRead the thread - Cites it
Also also twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/1385…...
'AI' Is Supercharging Our Broken Healthcare System's Worst TendenciesRead the thread - Cites it
twitter.com/swiftonsecurity/status/1385…... "A COMPUTER CAN NEVER BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE THEREFORE A COMPUTER MUST NEVER MAKE A MANAGEMENT DECISION" (IBM slide, 1979)
Enforcement by SoftwareRead the thread