The existence of ethical conflict, so obvious and so painful in our experience, has led some to question whether there is any common basis at all for ethical judgment. In this view, commonly called ...
Engineers uphold and advance the integrity, honor, and dignity of the profession by using their knowledge and skills for the enhancement of human welfare, by being honest and impartial, by serving ...
Some believe that ethics cannot be learned; that is, that our morals are "hardwired" and that, in stressful situations or in situations where our personal interests are at stake, we will always ...
Chairman Eric Schmidt speaks May 3, 2019, at a Defense Innovation Board event at the Pentagon. (DOD / Army Sgt. Amber I. Smith) The Defense Innovation Board debuted a shiny new document on Thursday — ...
Think of the Defense Department’s new list of Ethical Principles for Artificial Intelligence as a starting framework to help guide the thinking of people who will ultimately make the hard decisions: ...
In practice when we are faced with an ethical dilemma, we seldom think it through from first principles. We usually draw on existing experience and past judgments. Making a sound ethical judgment is ...