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With due respect, why are these requirements instead of nice-to-haves? The ability to perform an action, as an output, seems unrelated to target outcomes such as you proposed (be they morally justified, fads, or any other thing under the sun).

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Morality is not something optional. It is question of survival and self preservation!

You will not get killed, become homeless, or imprisoned if your program crashes. But if it does something morally wrong, maybe you will...

Whose morality? Ultimately, what we value is subjective. There are some seeming universal morals that most excuse or dismiss without a thought because they feel justified in the abrogation of natural rights and social contracts (to identify the spectrum).

Cat pictures are the "universal morals" everybody agrees on! Anything else is questionable (or might be in future/past).

My read is you're trying to be fun and agreeable here, but unfortunately, cats are not universally beloved and for some are abominations (either due to status as pets, because they prefer another pet, or the flavor/quality of the meat is off, or other elements we could identify in a universal census).

That morals aren't universal is pretty universal :/

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