Quoting ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, Association for Computing Machinery, 2018

Well-intended actions, including those that accomplish assigned duties, may lead to harm. When that harm is unintended, those responsible are obliged to undo or mitigate the harm as much as possible.
— ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, Association for Computing Machinery, 2018 (via)

3:38pm on February 11, 2026 from Appledore, South West England, United Kingdom


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