DP5

DecisionPoint
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DP5

Must Engineer A affirmatively disclose to the automobile manufacturer that the harm-minimization recommendation is grounded in a utilitarian ethical framework rather than an established regulatory or industry standard, and must Engineer A further recommend that the manufacturer publicly disclose the vehicle's embedded ethical decision logic to consumers before deployment?

Engineer A's obligation to disclose to the automobile manufacturer that the harm-minimization recommendation reflects a specific moral philosophy rather than a universally accepted engineering standard, and to recommend pre-sale public disclosure of the embedded ethical framework to prospective consumers

Explicitly disclose to the automobile manufacturer in the technical report that the harm-minimization recommendation reflects a utilitarian moral philosophy rather than an established engineering standard, identify deontological and other alternative frameworks that yield different outcomes, and affirmatively recommend that the manufacturer implement pre-sale consumer disclosure of the vehicle's harm-allocation decision logic as a condition of ethically responsible deployment

Disclose the philosophical basis of the harm-minimization recommendation to the manufacturer's engineering and legal teams as part of the confidential consulting deliverable, but limit the consumer disclosure recommendation to a general advisory that the manufacturer consult legal counsel about disclosure obligations, leaving the public transparency decision to the manufacturer's business judgment

Present the harm-minimization recommendation as Engineer A's professional judgment grounded in the NSPE Code's public welfare paramount obligation without characterizing it as utilitarian or labeling its philosophical foundations, on the basis that the Code itself — rather than a contested moral philosophy — provides the normative authority for the recommendation, and defer consumer disclosure questions to the manufacturer and its regulatory counsel

Engineer A