Software bugs that cause real-world harm
I teach engineering ethics and while the example NSPE cases[1] skew more toward civil engineering, there are some cases relevant to software and computer engineers. But I find it helpful to draw examples from current events.For example, use of facial recognition tech in policing. TV and movies give the impression that a satellite can identify the perp with 99.4% accuracy if you yell "enhance" enough times. Meanwhile, in reality we're happy when our classifier can tell a "3" from a "B" in a real image.[1] https://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/ethics-resources/board...