Presumably the claim would be that it contributes to a phenomenon which is considered harmful, and that there is an obligation to have it not do that.<p>Now, I don&#x27;t know that I agree with that claim (certainly not without reservations at least), but I think that the idea of an algorithm contributing to a harmful phenomenon, and that being bad, is not an obviously wrong idea.<p>I don&#x27;t think your argument against theirs is a very good one. Something better than your x + 3 = 9 quip would be needed to refute it.<p>I&#x27;m saying this as someone who also disagrees with the worldview you are arguing against.<p>&#x2F;epistemic virtue signaling