Henrik Fransson: When software kills
Bugs may just be a minor nuisance or give you less stars in an app store, but what if they harm or even kill people?
In the 1980s, the computer-controlled Therac-25 radiotherapy linear accelerator malfunctioned and caused severe injury or death to six patients. Two bugs have historically been attributed to what happened, but does this mean all blame is on the developer? What risks do we face when putting too much trust in software? And what has been done to prevent future accidents?
The event was kindly hosted by Atlas Copco, https://www.atlascopco.com/sv-se
"The Mine" is an awesome location, but there was a notable echo in the audio. I've cleaned it up as best as I could. Hope you enjoy the video!
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