I think it's interesting that for the past 50+ years we have been having an ongoing philosophical debate about the ethics of genetic manipulation. The warning s

I think it's interesting that for the past 50+ years we have been having an ongoing philosophical debate about the ethics of genetic manipulation. The warning stories are abound in sci-fi, and though we have the tools to do so, we use extreme restraint in their research. Yet we haven't had such discussions in computer science about the use of AI. While other fields wrestle with the ethics of doing things, we have had no such discussions. (Due to the nature of our education we are blind to the demands of ethics.) We have made the tools so easy to use, and so accessible, that even if we should discuss the implications of said tools the cat is already out of the bag. Lately, I've been thinking about that poem "First they came..." by Martin Niemöller and wondering if now is the time to heed it's warning. First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.