Value-Based Engineering With IEEE 7000

In recent years, there has been a steady increase in awareness of the need to design technology more ethically. The crashes of two Boeing 737 MAX airplanes [1] as well as the Volkswagen scandal [2] have contributed to the questioning of ethical practices in classic engineering departments. Several studies revealed the potential bias and manipulability of software systems, including critical judicial systems and social networks [3] . The lack of artificial intelligence (AI) transparency became subject to a stream of criticism. To the positive surprise of long-term scholars in the social issues of technology, the IT industry woke up to the need for a more forward-looking, responsible, and ethical planning of IT systems.