human error
noun
: a person's mistake rather than on the failure of a machine
The accident was blamed on human error.
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Wilson’s also said his deputies had filed briefs with inaccurate legal references in two other cases, but that they were caused by human error, not AI.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
After a decade, the module is replaced rather than refueled on-site, drastically reducing the risks of leaks and human error.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
And while biocontainment measures, such as those scientists use to work with dangerous pathogens, could theoretically prevent mirror bacteria from leaving a lab, those measures would be vulnerable to human error or deliberate misuse.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Attackers are constantly developing new techniques to bypass these protections, and many threats rely on human error rather than technical exploits.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
After a decade, the module is replaced rather than refueled on-site, drastically reducing the risks of leaks and human error.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
And while biocontainment measures, such as those scientists use to work with dangerous pathogens, could theoretically prevent mirror bacteria from leaving a lab, those measures would be vulnerable to human error or deliberate misuse.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Attackers are constantly developing new techniques to bypass these protections, and many threats rely on human error rather than technical exploits.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Human error.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20error. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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