From 4387bd420b906e58b7a4a81fbe3616fc381f343e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Gerwitz Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 22:27:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] :doc/40-talks.md: Update LP2018 talk abstract --- docs/40-talks.md | 25 ++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/40-talks.md b/docs/40-talks.md index 5b7e934..10698f2 100644 --- a/docs/40-talks.md +++ b/docs/40-talks.md @@ -6,20 +6,19 @@ _(Join Us March 24--25 in Cambridge, MA, USA)_ -Medicine, legal, finance, journalism, scientific research—each of these -fields and many others have widely adopted codes of ethics governing the -lives of their professionals. Some of these codes may even be enshrined in -law. And this is for good reason: these are fields that have enormous -consequences. +Many communities have widely adopted codes of ethics governing the moral +conduct of their members and professionals. Some of these codes may even be +enshrined in law, and for good reason—certain conduct can have enormous +consequences on the lives of others. -Software and technology pervade not only through these fields, but through -virtually every aspect of our lives. Yet, when compared to other fields, our -community leaders and educators have produced an ethics void. Last year, I -introduced numerous topics concerning privacy, security, and freedom that -raise serious ethical concerns. Join me this year as we consider some of -those examples and others in an attempt to derive a code of ethics that -compares to each of these other fields, and to consider how leaders and -educators should approach ethics within education and guidance. +Software and technology pervade virtually every aspect of our lives. Yet, +when compared to other fields, our community leaders and educators have +produced an ethics void. Last year, I introduced numerous topics concerning +privacy, security, and freedom that raise serious ethical concerns. Join me +this year as we consider some of those examples and others in an attempt to +derive a code of ethics that compares to the moral obligations of other +fields, and to consider how leaders and educators should approach ethics +within education and guidance.