submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [M] to c/softwaregore@lemmy.world
 

Reminds me of the Therac-25 incident..

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[–] 30 points 2 years ago (1 child)

part of the reason why the pharmaceutical industry is pretty rough and requires several verifications, as it only takes one mistake to be a fatal one.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Any time someone bitches about government oversight and regulations, I think about cases just like this. In many cases we should WANT a large bureaucracy with plenty of checks and approvals overseeing things like this.

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