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Deon – An Ethics Checklist for Data Scientists (drivendata.org)
4 points by kiyanwang on Sept 12, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


I really like this. Developers create a lot of value, but they must be cognizant of the implications of their work. I don't think its good enough to delegate responsibility to the employer/superior (see Nürenberg trials). At the same time I also am unsure that moral preaching will do the job of convincing the community to have and enforce a higher ethical standard.

But making it easier to have and implement this standard by using tools such as this may have a, in my opinion, bigger effect than moral preaching.

Make the right decision be the easy decision and soon you'll find everyone doing the right thing.




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