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by oarsinsync 2579 days ago
This may or may not be valid, but I'm not aware of any advanced technology that is 100% accurate that exists today.

Rather than the hypothetical of 'is this ok if we have 100% accuracy', how about 'is 100% accuracy ever likely to be possible?'

If it's not, then the previous question is about as relevant as 'if unicorns existed, would you want one?' (and yes, I would!)

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I agree, which is why I wrote "or, realistically, use it in a way..." etc.
> or, more realistically, use it in a way that makes more sense than just flagging someone and ruining their life forever

I think that's less realistic than developing 100% accurate algorithms, but now we're into anthropology instead of technology...