ABSTRACT
This chapter identifies whether developers have a responsibility for their algorithms later in use, what those firms are responsible for, and the normative grounding for that responsibility. According to socio-technical studies (STS) scholar Madeleine Akrich, the design of technology is a projection of how the technology will work within a network of material and non-material actors. Technologies, such as algorithms, influence a group of actors assembled to perform a task. Within the arguments of this chapter, the onus now shifts to the developer of the algorithm to take responsibility for not only the ethical implications of the algorithm in use but also how roles will be delegated in making a decision. For a company developing manufacturing equipment, the designer must understand how the plant worker can be expected to work given not only the laws governing safety but also the norms of the industry.
