1D0-720 · Question #109
What is a key ethical consideration when developing new technology or coding practices?
The correct answer is B. Ensuring technological advancements do not harm society. Ensuring technological advancements do not harm society (B) is the cornerstone of tech ethics because developers bear responsibility for the real-world consequences of what they build - from privacy violations and algorithmic bias to safety risks and environmental impact…
Question
What is a key ethical consideration when developing new technology or coding practices?
Options
- AMaximizing profit margins.
- BEnsuring technological advancements do not harm society.
- CFocusing solely on user interface design.
- DPrioritizing the speed of development over quality.
How the community answered
(63 responses)- A3% (2)
- B75% (47)
- C16% (10)
- D6% (4)
Explanation
Ensuring technological advancements do not harm society (B) is the cornerstone of tech ethics because developers bear responsibility for the real-world consequences of what they build - from privacy violations and algorithmic bias to safety risks and environmental impact. Option A (maximizing profit) is a business goal, not an ethical principle, and can actively conflict with ethical behavior when profit comes at users' or society's expense. Option C (UI design) is a narrow technical concern with no inherent ethical weight, and Option D (speed over quality) is the opposite of ethical practice - rushing development introduces bugs, security holes, and untested risks that can harm users.
Memory tip: Think of the acronym SAFE - ethical tech must be Safe, Accessable, Fair, and Equitable for society. If an answer prioritizes money, aesthetics, or speed over people, it's the distractor.
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Community Discussion
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Viktor S.Jun 26, 2026B is the right answer, and it is the only one that actually belongs in a conversation about ethics. The others are business priorities or design concerns, not ethical principles, so if you see a question ask "what is a KEY ETHICAL consideration" and you are tempted by profit margins or speed, you are confusing project management goals with the field of ethics entirely.
Carlos M.Jun 28, 2026Viktor nailed the core distinction, though I'd add that "fairness and bias mitigation" tends to trip people up the same way since it sounds ethical but sometimes appears as a decoy framed as a QA or testing concern in the answer choices.
Carlos M.Jun 26, 2026Kept reading A but "do not harm society" is the whole point of tech ethics, B locks it.
Mei-Ling H.Jun 26, 2026I pick A because the question says "key ethical consideration when developing new technology," and without profit the company cannot fund further development, pay engineers, or sustain any product that benefits users at all, so maximizing profit margins is the ethical foundation that makes everything else possible.
Carlos M.Jun 27, 2026Mei-Ling, profit sustainability is a business concern, not an ethical one, and the question is specifically asking about ethics, so the exam is looking for B, which addresses things like user privacy, fairness, or avoiding harm, since those are the core ethical obligations that exist independent of revenue goals.