Thousands of children and adults were automatically terminated from Medicaid and disability benefits programs by a computer system that was supposed to make applying for and receiving health coverage easier.
Have to make it sound sinister. If everything said, someone made a typo, or overlooked something in their directions (programming is just a set of directions to me) we wouldnt be as upset maybe. Fred made a mistake, company didn’t play the money to have the work replicated to verify it was correct. Fred didn’t mean to overlook something, shit happens. But that isn’t a great news story.
Most issues come down to companies not wanting to employ enough people to have proper quality assurance. It’s cheaper to get sued for a fraction of your profits later on.
Have to make it sound sinister. If everything said, someone made a typo, or overlooked something in their directions (programming is just a set of directions to me) we wouldnt be as upset maybe. Fred made a mistake, company didn’t play the money to have the work replicated to verify it was correct. Fred didn’t mean to overlook something, shit happens. But that isn’t a great news story.
Most issues come down to companies not wanting to employ enough people to have proper quality assurance. It’s cheaper to get sued for a fraction of your profits later on.