Silicon Valley's fictional 'Tethics' code of ethics—plagiarized and performative—contrasts with real software engineering ethics frameworks like the 1997 ACM/IEEE-CS code emphasizing public interest, integrity, and professionalism, and Bob Martin's principles demanding quality code and sustainable productivity.
Kathi Fisler, Shriram Krishnamurthi, and Michael Littman argue that AI programming agents present an opportunity rather than a threat to computing education. They propose reframing introductory courses as early software-engineering courses that teach students responsibility for AI-assisted code, using the 'flaky compiler' metaphor to explain AI capabilities and limitations.