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35 pointsuntilted1y ago2 comments

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I think people confuse the Fortran bug that didn't lose a rocket with the Ada bug that did lose a rocket (the Ariane 5), like how people thinking Nelson Mandela died in prison in the '80s probably got mixed up with Steve Biko.

macintux1y ago

Fact-checking in the era of AI disinformation is going to be truly Sisyphean.

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Fortran Bug Urban Legend (opens in new tab)

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35 pointsuntilted1y ago2 comments

2 comments

tmtvl1y ago

I think people confuse the Fortran bug that didn't lose a rocket with the Ada bug that did lose a rocket (the Ariane 5), like how people thinking Nelson Mandela died in prison in the '80s probably got mixed up with Steve Biko.

macintux1y ago

Fact-checking in the era of AI disinformation is going to be truly Sisyphean.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse