Lessons in Ethical Development I Learned From Star Wars
summary
Argues that developers must pick moral lines before pressure hits, showing how Project Celestial Power uses crystallography on Kyber crystals and is slowly repurposed into the Death Star, a weapon that ultimately destroys worlds; cites real regrets from inventors, the ease of repurposing code, and examples like facial recognition for protestors. Describes inside resistance (Agent Kallus/Fulcrum), sabotage and defection, and three lessons about information, transparency, and learning from failure.
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chapters (24)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:30Jamesons Introduction
- 1:40Ethics in Tech
- 3:08Spoiler Warning
- 3:52Star Wars Rogue One
- 4:36Good vs Evil
- 6:27Grey Areas
- 6:59Temptation
- 8:10Catalyst
- 10:47Self Accountability
- 12:07Identity Theft
- 12:40Can We Build It
- 13:30What Was Me
- 14:05Invention Regret
- 15:37Repurposed Code
- 17:30Malevolence vs carelessness
- 19:04Knowing your boss
- 20:04Dark agent Kallus
- 22:05Quitting
- 24:41The Good Fight
- 26:12Rebel vs Empire
- 28:13The Last Jedi
- 29:40Poe
- 30:30Conclusion
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