The panel discusses the importance of developers understanding the broader impact of their work and having agency to object, complain, and focus attention on ethical and lawful practices in technology development. They also emphasize the need for interdisciplinary perspectives, demographic perspectives, and conscientious objectors in the development community.
- Developers need to understand the broader impact of their work and consider whether some of their work should be done
- Technology workers have agency to object, complain, and focus attention on ethical and lawful practices in technology development
- Interdisciplinary perspectives and demographic perspectives are important in technology development
- Conscientious objectors in the development community can be leaders in helping us think about where the limits should be and what alternatives could be
- Developers should focus on algorithmic or machine learning hygiene to avoid missteps that result in foreclosed opportunities on various populations