alt Hacker NewsBut one might also ask: is it actually bad to do beta testing on live vehicles?
Self-driving cars might globally save many millions of lives.
Consideration of statistical lives leads to counterintuitive consequences.
But one might also ask: is it actually bad to do beta testing on live vehicles?
Self-driving cars might globally save many millions of lives.
Consideration of statistical lives leads to counterintuitive consequences.
Absolutely, and real professions with real professional ethical standards have considered such questions[0] and taken informed positions on them. Nothing of the kind exists for programmers.
[0] https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/ama-code-medica...