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Hannah Fry: “ Maths and tech specialists need Hippocratic oath”

18 pointsby bem94almost 6 years ago

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marceloabsousaalmost 6 years ago
There's a big difference between coming up with technology and its applications. Mathematicians and computer scientists (rightfully so) can't anticipate many of the applications of their products which can include weaponisation. The sad truth is that because almost every piece of tech is buggy it can be exploited in some unwanted way by others including governments. We should focus on the people who are applying and coming up with products (politicians, shareholders, etc) instead of preventing innovation. I would find it more interesting to have some kind of expiration date on software on which a software developer could reasonably be accountable for than to go in the realm of morality.