Making Software Ethical

This cannot be done, because software is just a tool, a technology - like a hammer. It can be used to do good things and bad things.

However, once it has been put into operation - it is possible to see if the results are good, or bad - or some kind of mixture. And the results, in the case of Software - are often unethical, and in the worst way.

For example, I am reading Flash Boys about a fiber optic cable that was laid between New York and Chicago - that made it possible for computers (that were owned by the companies, that owned this cable) to outbid human traders - because they could do that faster, and smarter. This was enriching them - at the expense of everyone else.

This, however, is part of an overall development, called Artificial Intelligence (AI) that Software companies, are pissng in their pants over - thinking this will make it possible for them to also grab a lot of money.

After dabbling in this myself - I can reassure you that this threat is vastly overhyped - right now, but after they get their act together - it might be something worth worrying about.