Ethics can last centuries and are the basis of customary law and the idea of a "reasonable and prudent person". AI engineers don't have their hide in the game,

Ethics can last centuries and are the basis of customary law and the idea of a "reasonable and prudent person". AI engineers don't have their hide in the game, they just work. It's not interesting. Introducing AI as automation for human jobs has consequences beyond one company's profits. So there needs to be non-profits or committees that take a stance and represent themselves. There doesn't need to be some scientific papr on "AI hut my job" because all the science is on the company's part, making the AI in the first place.