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RE: Code is Law and Old Testament Gods
Very thought provoking!
Someday we may be at the autonomous robot ethics point, but nowadays I'm thinking that we are simply talking about autopilot ethics.
Pilots use them maybe 90% of their flight time, but turn them off when things get tricky.
We might as well face those facts and enjoy the workload relief from the 90% of the time that they do work.
That said, having the code serve as "guard rails" to keep the developers safe from coercion and consumers safe from corruption is a fruitful area.
"Code is a bright spotlight" illuminating any funny business seems like where we are at today. And that could make all the difference.
At least the discussion has started towards this road. 2015: the year of FI's into blockchain. 2016: the development of the more complicated crypto theses.
https://steemit.com/ethereum/@justinoconnell/how-blockchain-loyalists-won-in-the-battle-for-ethereum
I would love to see an article from you on autopilot ethics and how the field has evolved since your days at SAIC to now. We really are on the forefront of machine ethics and it seems prudent to discuss what the guard rails need to look like and how we know they are actually working.
I consider myself so challenged. :o)