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> "it’d be morally unacceptable to allow public deployment of software that has not been sufficiently tested"

Does "sufficiently tested" mean you get the end-product a year later? What if the end-product saves 10,000 lives a year? In that case what cost is morally acceptable to get there a year faster?



> What if the end-product saves 10,000 lives a year?

You can't have the certainty to make such statements without "sufficiently testing" the product.


> You can't have the certainty to make such statements

Can you point me to where I made a statement? I only see questions.


You're misinterpreting me. I meant "nobody" can make that such statements. As in, if you (somebody) have a a product and you (somebody) haven't tested it enough, you (somebody) can't state that it will save N lives per year.


You can't project the actual cost without sufficient testing.




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