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You really think that taking an oath to be morally responsible for what you create and how you create it is being a robot?

What a ridiculous thing to say.



An important note here: "Moral" does not refer to a singular set of values, behaviors or beliefs. It only refers to a moral system, any moral system. That is why that oath the PP carries around from morning till night is "moral", yet does nothing to encourage the larger ramifications of their work, such as ecology, human rights, etc. It's only one moral system, not one which respects others' rights (beyond efficacious contractual obligatoin), etc.


Interesting how the wiki version of the "Obligation of the Engineer"^1 seems to speak toward being a good steward of technology, humanity and public resources where the oath the OP quotes is more focused on delivering a good product and being obligated to do so by your pay.

1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Engineer


Um. It talks about fair wages. How is that being obligated to do so by your pay?


It really depends on the context you read it in and how you define some of the key words.



So?




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