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As someone who has done "ethics training" as part of an engineering degree, I don't believe for a second that it has a significant impact on the choices most en
by jcparkyn 4y ago
As someone who has done "ethics training" as part of an engineering degree, I don't believe for a second that it has a significant impact on the choices most engineers would make in their jobs.
Sure it helps to have established bodies to hold engineers accountable and report violations to, but I certainly don't think the ethics training is a significant factor. There's no shortage of degreed engineers signing off on things far more ethically questionable than most of what big tech is doing.
This also sounds pretty optimistic as a generalisation:
> people refuse to sign off on work they don't understand or aren't confident in