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AI safety lessons: Visual timeline connecting Therac-25 radiation therapy disaster, Post Office Horizon scandal, and Intel FDIV bug to modern AI neural networks, illustrating repeating patterns of technological failure

Learning From Our Mistakes: What Early Computing Teaches Us About AI Risk

5 November 2025 Talia Wainwright 0

From deadly radiation therapy machines to wrongful prosecutions, computing history reveals repeating patterns of failure. The AI industry is making the same mistakes: vendor lock-in, inadequate testing, and opacity in decision-making. AI safety lessons from the past could prevent tomorrows disasters.

Tech Brief 2 November 2025 featuring an 8-bit pixel art image of a cracked digital screen representing digital trust issues with background icons of diverse tech systems.

Tech Brief 2 November 2025: Security, Datacentres, Autocorrect

2 November 2025 Sophie Calder 4

This Tech Brief delves into digital trust issues, highlighting how persistent tech defects, such as the Post Office’s Horizon system glitch, impact lives and trust in modern systems.

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