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17 Post author: Stefan_Schubert 27 February 2015 07:26PM

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Comment author: Douglas_Knight 06 March 2015 07:03:51PM 3 points [-]

Sure, and when algorithms are used in adversarial situations, such as on the stock market, they usually have humans standing guard ready to hit the red button. But most situations are not adversarial, eg, medical diagnosis.