> As developers, we are often one of the last lines of defense against potentially dangerous and unethical practices.
> We’re approaching a time where software will drive the vehicle that transports your family to soccer practice. There are already AI programs that help doctors diagnose disease. It’s not hard to imagine them recommending prescription drugs soon, too.
> The more software continues to take over every aspect of our lives, the more important it will be for us to take a stand and ensure that our ethics are ever-present in our code.
This will never happen. Software developers work at companies like Facebook, Uber and Airbnb where they either help companies cause massacres, indebt their fellow citizens or cause entire real estate issues in the real world because they get paid.
Software will only be regulated by government action, not individual action.
Edit: I am not innocent of this as well. I got paid to deliver addicting software while working for Blackberry (just a radio tech), I got paid to build compliance tools for a bitcoin company, and I get paid to optimize the amount of ads and how much profit they bring to my current employer.
> We’re approaching a time where software will drive the vehicle that transports your family to soccer practice. There are already AI programs that help doctors diagnose disease. It’s not hard to imagine them recommending prescription drugs soon, too.
> The more software continues to take over every aspect of our lives, the more important it will be for us to take a stand and ensure that our ethics are ever-present in our code.