Robot Kills Man at Volkswagen Plant

Re:Robot Kills Man at Volkswagen Plant by betolink on Thursday July 02, 2015 @11:43AM (#9819624)

It should say "A programmer's mistake kills a person"

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Re:Robot Kills Man at Volkswagen Plant by lolsal on Thursday July 02, 2015 @01:17PM (#9820238)

Why?

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Re:Robot Kills Man at Volkswagen Plant by harshreality on Thursday July 02, 2015 @01:30PM (#9820325)

Because the automation/robot that killed the worker is not capable of intention or even agency. "Baseball kills sportsgoer." "Golf ball kills jogger." "Mailbox kills commuter." These are sensationalist headlines that don't really mean anything. The story is in the "why".

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