Post by @Crell@phpc.social

2026-04-06 15:37 UTC

@ramsey @OndrejMirtes @joeposaurus It is usually a thing they've never considered, because most people don't think about ethics on a regular basis. Only weirdo autistics like me do that. 🙂 If more people spent at least a few minutes thinking about the ethics of what they do on a regular basis, the world would be a much brighter place.

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@ramsey@phpc.social 2026-04-06 15:39

@Crell @OndrejMirtes @joeposaurus In general, I would at least hope the ACM or IEEE would address the ethical issues, since they both have codes of ethics that purport to forbid exploitation and harm. But they won’t address it. (I have seen articles that discuss these issues published in their periodicals, but I haven’t seen anyone invoke their codes of ethics.)

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@derickr@phpc.social 2026-04-06 15:39

@Crell @ramsey @OndrejMirtes @joeposaurus It doesn't help that "ethics" isn't really a subject that's covered well enough in any sort of CompSci program.

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@linc@phpc.social 2026-04-06 15:51

@Crell @ramsey @OndrejMirtes @joeposaurus The most gut-wrenching & terrifying discovery of the last year has been how many people I *thought* were independently thoughtful who turned out to not be *whatsoever.* Still grappling with how much it's upended my life but determined to find a new path.

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