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I get a lot of “but it’s business people making programmers do this” replies, implying that software engineers are innocent. That’s the software engineers who stole the term “engineer” from another profession that has very strict certification requirements & mandatory ethics classes.

Thomas Spooks 🎃👻💀@thomasfuchs.at

Hi, just because a software tells you it’s “reasoning” or “thinking” doesn’t mean it actually is. You won’t believe this but programmers can make software lie about what it does. Maybe programmers need more guardrails.

7/6/26, 1:34 pm24 reposts87 likes

Thomas Spooks 🎃👻💀

@thomasfuchs.at

7 June

“But if I say no it’s my job!!1!” Have you heard of unions

maniagnosis

@maniagnosis.bsky.social

7 June

Or professional responsibility?

Thomas Spooks 🎃👻💀

@thomasfuchs.at

7 June

Professional responsibility won’t make you keep your job when unethical things are required of you Unions will

Seph De Busser

@sephdebusser.bsky.social

7 June

Except our union heads are all AI brained too, I don't expect much help if I end up being forced.

maniagnosis

@maniagnosis.bsky.social

7 June

I've always tried to describe myself as a professional programmer; if I'm asked to do something unethical and I can't convince them not to, I've always felt it's my responsibility to move on. Refuse the unethical and just quit.

Michael Klein

@michaelklein.io

7 June

I wish we did have those requirements tbh