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YorickPeterseyesterday at 11:07 PM1 replyview on HN

Probably more than we'd like to admit. This isn't new either (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25 for example).

Thinking software developers have done no wrong (deliberately or not) ever is just borderline naive.


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bentcorneryesterday at 11:52 PM

Not just accidental, there are many tools/processes/weapons that are powered by software written by engineers who knowingly write their code to do harm.

But people gotta eat and all so who am I to blame.