Software Ethics in a Software World: Where are we?
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Argues that software creators hold power and must adopt concrete practices: adopt ethical source licenses is promising but legally untested, prefer transparency and clear governance over vague promises, and enforce codes of conduct and principled decision rules; mitigate AI harms by testing for bias, demanding explainability, and resisting relinquishing control — noting killer robots deployed already raise urgent issues; practice minimize data collection and resource-efficient builds, prepare for gray-zone requests, and support whistleblowers.
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