The trio argues in a paper that will be published in Science and TechnologyEthics that the people who design the algorithms for computer-automated trading should take a lesson from the engineers and technicians who keep our food, medicines and airlines safe.
The UNESCO Ethics of Science and Technology Programme, organizer of the conference, was created in 1998 with the establishment of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) to generate ethical reflection on science and technology and its applications.
The prize rewards individuals, institutions, other entities or non-governmental organisations for their contributions to high-quality research in the field of ethics in science and technology.