Cool. really appreciate the exchange. I actually think you hold
yourself to a very high standard.
If the thing I said about never getting to abrogate responsibility
seems harsh that's because Kant is considered an impossible moral
standard. But in a funny way it absolves you of some moral labour,
because you __must_ :)
We may be talking at cross purposes a bit, between academic moral
principles (like those of Kant, Petit, Mill and so on... which I don't
expect everyone to magically know) and more pragmatic day-to-day
ethics that I presume we all aspire to.
People have tried to post-facto control the uses of their work, for
example using "no military use" licences. But these seem to be a weak
instrument.
By the way, I did go into the robotics gig with eyes wide open,
knowing it was a military/defence-funded project.
good wishes.
If the thing I said about never getting to abrogate responsibility seems harsh that's because Kant is considered an impossible moral standard. But in a funny way it absolves you of some moral labour, because you __must_ :)
We may be talking at cross purposes a bit, between academic moral principles (like those of Kant, Petit, Mill and so on... which I don't expect everyone to magically know) and more pragmatic day-to-day ethics that I presume we all aspire to.
People have tried to post-facto control the uses of their work, for example using "no military use" licences. But these seem to be a weak instrument.
By the way, I did go into the robotics gig with eyes wide open, knowing it was a military/defence-funded project. good wishes.