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blibbletoday at 5:22 PM1 replyview on HN

for a computer science degree in the UK to be accredited, the chartered institute mandated an ethics course

therac-25 was in there

and now everyone's shoving as much generative excrement as possibly into everything as quickly as possible


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redwall_hptoday at 5:35 PM

I'm increasingly convinced of the need for professional licensing for software engineering. You get a degree, and sit through that ethics course, and take an exam to get a license, or you don't get to practice. Do unethical things, enjoy major liability.

Software engineers can do just as much damage as civil engineers, automotive engineers, doctors, lawyers, etc...but the industry overall has a disgustingly casual attitude.

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