We hold people with power to account. Why not algorithms?

&gt; We hold people with power to account.<p>Do we really? I feel like the age of &quot;the buck stops here&quot; ended about 30 years ago.

Engineers have to sign off that things like bridges use sound engineering principles. We could require the same of software engineers, but it would jack up the price of software, being software engineers would require much more vetting before they sign because their license would be on the line. How much more do you want to pay for software?

That&#x27;s written by Hannah Fry -- often seen on Numberphile on YouTube.