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“Dr Augustine said: “Post Office employees falsely believed that their technological systems …#
“Dr Augustine said: “Post Office employees falsely believed that their technological systems were infallible and dug their he[e]ls in at any opportunity to recognise this injustice for what it was. They were quick to believe the computer and blame the user. At the end of the day, this is not a scandal about technological failing, it is a scandal about the gross failure of management,” she said.”
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“She warned that such ‘automation bias’, underpinned by an unfettered belief in the accuracy of technology, is having serious consequences with the advance in artificial intelligence.”
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IANAL, but complementing “you build it, you run it” with “you charge for it, you’re chargeable for it” seems worth discussing.
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Heads up if you’re thinking of visiting Mt. Rainier this summer. Over the past few years, if we…#
Heads up if you’re thinking of visiting Mt. Rainier this summer. Over the past few years, if we arrived after 8am on a summer weekend morning we risked long lines/being turned away. There is a two hour timed window for entry, but no maximum time in the park.
https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2024/01/19/mount-rainier-park-reservations