> all these people are so excited to explain, but not once, ever

What do you mean? What is this class of people in your mind? There are tons of people who consider and talk about the ethics behind what they are doing, long before most people would think it remotely relevant (leading AI labs being an example, and I know the same to be true of various geneticists startups).

I do agree that the entire presentation in this case is bewildering.