Ethical review board for technology companies on new products would be useful for understanding the impacts there would be from new technology products. As well as these products should even be... moreEthical review board for technology companies on new products would be useful for understanding the impacts there would be from new technology products. As well as these products should even be invested in or worked on due to the future impacts they could have. The ethics board would be able to lay out all the findings for the good and the bad however I do not know if this should be a requirement. Such a requirement would seem like a large overstep from the government but it could be a recommendation though for technology companies. Less
It depends, simply b/c what is ethical may be subjective. However, if it is fairly obvious things like slave labour, then of course that should be against the law and ethical review boards have a... moreIt depends, simply b/c what is ethical may be subjective. However, if it is fairly obvious things like slave labour, then of course that should be against the law and ethical review boards have a place to report things like that. Like I said, it depends on the case. Less
I think it could be useful for certain things such as the ethicality of the labor used to produce products, but also for things such as privacy. However, for such things, privacy is still a contested... moreI think it could be useful for certain things such as the ethicality of the labor used to produce products, but also for things such as privacy. However, for such things, privacy is still a contested thing between companies and consumers as to what extent it is ethical. Thus, I think it could be difficult to gauge and make certain requirements for products to meet Less
I think there's valid reasoning for ethical review boards for tech companies' new products, to prevent abuses. I have a lot of questions about what implementation would look like though.
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