[Eddy_Viscosity2]

Commercial aviation was regulated because planes were killing people, and when it came in, air travel became the safest form of transportation. That isn't a coincidence. If the vast majority of software doesn't hurt anyone if it has bugs, then it won't require any certifications. If you heard me arguing for that, then you heard wrong. I am advocating for risk/harm based certification/liability.

[mike_hearn]

Aren't you arguing for the status quo then? There are very small amounts of software that can cause physical harm, and those are already regulated (medical devices etc).

[Eddy_Viscosity2]

Financial harm and harm via personal records being hacked should also be included. The Equifax leak for example should have resulted in much worse consequences for the executives and also new software compliance regulations to better safeguard that sort of record-keeping.