The World Cup’s VAR controversies reveal a broader challenge for AI-assisted decision-making: deciding what AI should handle, what it should support and what should be left to human judgment.
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Not all examples of flawed medical records relate to individual human error. Here’s what else can go wrong.
U.S. regulators have opened an investigation to assess the outcomes of Tesla’s 2023 recall.
Human error may have contributed to the tragic accident in Baltimore harbour on March 26. Designing systems that reduce the potential for human error may help prevent future incidents.
Spreadsheet-related errors can have serious consequences in the private and public sector. But what can we do to overcome them?
Two residents in a Brisbane aged-care home were given a higher dose of the Pfizer vaccine than recommended. Here’s what might have happened – and how we can reduce the risk it will happen again.
Mistakes can be made during scientific research with devastating effects. Keeping an open mind to the possibility of error and correcting immediately can make the difference between life and death.
The legalization of cannabis has started a discussion about on-the-job impairment. But drugs are not the only problem. Engineers should design workplaces that minimize the potential for human error.
The shipping industry can learn from oil spills – if it wants to.
Poorly designed critical warning systems need a radical overhaul to prevent a repeat of Hawaii’s errant ‘ballistic missile threat’ alert.
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Associate Professor, Human Systems Labs, University of Windsor
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Professor of Systems Security, Coventry University
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Senior Advisor to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts + Labour Management Relations, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor, Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Mechatronics Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Senior Lecturer in Computing and Information Systems, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University
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Associate Professor of Management, California State University, Los Angeles
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Professor of Marine Technology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Senior Lecturer in Health Services Management, University of Tasmania