Ethics are being forgotten as the AI race heats up

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The possibilities of AI seem boundless but worries around environmental impact are only growing.

Especially over the past decade, ethical concerns about bias in AI algorithms, exploitive labor, where companies get training data, what AI should and shouldn’t be used for, who gets to create AI, and who gets to profit have been unfolding. As society increasingly grapples with the ethical facets of AI, so are the engineers and developers ushering in this new generation of tech. 

In LeadDev’s 2025 AI impact survey, “ethical issues” emerged as one of the top problem areas for engineering organizations, cited by 45% of respondents.

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