What do ethics (probably not the ethics you're thinking about) and compilers have to do with each other? An ethical compiler is one that lets the programmer express what ought to be (like security) and preserves that (by not optimizing away code that overwrites secrets).

Very interesting...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72w9c2fFxW8

[PEPM'25] The Ethical Compiler: Addressing the Is-Ought Gap in Compilation (Invited Talk)

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