1979 IBM Rule Resurfaces: Computers Must Never Make Managerial Decisions

A 1979 IBM slide stating that computers can never be held accountable and therefore must not make managerial decisions has gone viral, shared by ValaAfshar and later MIT CSAIL. Its resurfacing sparks debate as AI agents increasingly take on autonomous decision-making in enterprises.

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