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Re:The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may... by diidjdicksodksk on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @08:29AM (#49815100)
> Right, but an EV that explodes because of a fault in the charging circuit is not a bomb, it's an accident. Just because something exploded for complex reasons doesn't make it an obfuscated bomb.

An accident that could only happen through sheer negligence.

If the EV had a faulty charging circuit because the maker’s skipped on safety checks or cheapened out on getting quality materials then it still is an accident, but it’s an accident that happened BECAUSE of negligence. The maker’s are still at fault here.

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Re:The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may... by jstanley on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @09:02AM (#49815443)
Accidents can happen. It's always possible for things to go wrong in ways that weren't foreseen.
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Re:The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may... by oskdkdjejdj on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @10:23AM (#49816671)
Accidents can happen. Negligence can also happen. In both cases you can trace the fault back to a human.
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