amarashar's bookmarks 2018-01-31

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Right now, as we talk about the ethics of software and AI, many hope that we can improve the tech industry by making ethics a core part of education. The Ford Pinto story reminds us that we need forces of justice that also influence companies from the outside. When Ford’s own engineers argued that the easily-exploding car should be made safer, they lost the internal argument. Had the engineers been familiar with tort law, they might have been able to make a stronger case for safety. Instead, dozens to hundreds of people burned alive before the courts stepped in.

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https://medium.com/@natematias/the-american-museum-of-exploding-cars-and-toys-that-kill-you-5123f35cb271

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01/31/2018, 10:58

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01/31/2018, 06:20