Do No Harm Obligation Invoked by Engineer A in Autonomous Vehicle Case
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/165#Do_No_Harm_Obligation_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_in_Autonomous_Vehicle_Case
Properties
Instance of
DoNoHarmObligationinProfessionalEngineeringServices
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#DoNoHarmObligationinProfessionalEngineeringServices
Applied to
Autonomous vehicle operating system deployment recommendation
Further study proposal
Balancing with
Automobile manufacturer's commercial deployment interests
Schedule pressures
Concrete expression
Engineer A's obligation to propose further study of the autonomous vehicle operating system before deployment is grounded in the do no harm principle — the uncertainties and risks identified in the system's harm-distribution algorithms create a harm-avoidance obligation to recommend additional study rather than proceeding with deployment
Confidence
0.92
Importance
high
Interpretation
In the autonomous vehicle context, do no harm requires Engineer A to propose further study when the risk assessment reveals unresolved uncertainties about how the system will distribute harm among affected parties
Invoked by
Engineer A Autonomous Vehicle Risk Assessment Team Engineer
Tension resolution
Do no harm obligation requires proposing further study as a precondition to deployment when risks are not adequately resolved
Source Evidence
Source text
In light of the fact that engineers should strive to seek to do no harm in the performance of their professional services, if necessary, Engineer A should propose that further study be undertaken by the company before the autonomous vehicle operating system is utilized.
Text references
In light of the fact that engineers should strive to seek to do no harm in the performance of their professional services, if necessary, Engineer A should propose that further study be undertaken by the company before the autonomous vehicle operating system is utilized.
TTL
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case165:Do_No_Harm_Obligation_Invoked_by_Engineer_A_in_Autonomous_Vehicle_Case a proeth:DoNoHarmObligationinProfessionalEngineeringServices,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Do No Harm Obligation Invoked by Engineer A in Autonomous Vehicle Case" ;
proeth:appliedto "Autonomous vehicle operating system deployment recommendation",
"Further study proposal" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Automobile manufacturer's commercial deployment interests",
"Schedule pressures" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A's obligation to propose further study of the autonomous vehicle operating system before deployment is grounded in the do no harm principle — the uncertainties and risks identified in the system's harm-distribution algorithms create a harm-avoidance obligation to recommend additional study rather than proceeding with deployment" ;
proeth:confidence "0.92" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "165" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T23:30:37.781391+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "165" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T23:30:37.781391+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "In the autonomous vehicle context, do no harm requires Engineer A to propose further study when the risk assessment reveals unresolved uncertainties about how the system will distribute harm among affected parties" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A Autonomous Vehicle Risk Assessment Team Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Do No Harm Obligation in Professional Engineering Services" ;
proeth:sourcetext "In light of the fact that engineers should strive to seek to do no harm in the performance of their professional services, if necessary, Engineer A should propose that further study be undertaken by the company before the autonomous vehicle operating system is utilized." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "Do no harm obligation requires proposing further study as a precondition to deployment when risks are not adequately resolved" ;
proeth:textreferences "In light of the fact that engineers should strive to seek to do no harm in the performance of their professional services, if necessary, Engineer A should propose that further study be undertaken by the company before the autonomous vehicle operating system is utilized." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 165 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T23:40:57.922294"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 165 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
165
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T23:30:37.781391+00:00
First case
165
Generated
2026-02-27T23:30:37.781391+00:00
Attributed to
Case 165 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T23:40:57.922294
Generated by
ProEthica Case 165 Extraction