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>"software for controlling some life support system..."

I believe there are processes to ensure this kind of software is safe (obviously to a degree).



Sure. But audits/processes only catch up to a point. In the end the buck stops with a professional. That's what most "professions" are. They aren't just a service -> they are an accreditation with some recourse which gives them prestige/social status/etc if they have years of experience (i.e. despite the risk imposed on them as a professional they have survived/thrived).


>"In the end the buck stops with a professional."

Where did you get the idea that "professionals" do not fuck up. They do it just as much as mere mortals.




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