Case of the Killer Robot

The real issue in this case is who is the most responsible for allowing the Robbie CX30 to go out the door without proper due diligence. I believe that Ray Johnson should be responsible and held accountable for Bart Matthew’s death. Ray used his authority to manipulate Cindy for his own selfish needs. He was fully aware of the problem with Randy Samuel’s program and he was not going to let it hinder the project’s deadline. Ray is more concerned with his job as head of the Robotics Division rather than the lives who are at stake in the operation of Robbie CX30. Obviously, Ray placed a price on the life which is nothing compared to the profits on the robot’s project. The question that should be posed to Ray: How much does a human life costs? It is wrong to place a value in a human being as part of a cost-benefit analysis. Life is priceless. I believe that Cindy Yardley would not have allowed Robbie CX30 out the door without passing the software tests. She was in a way “blackmailed” in the sense that she had to go against her moral values as a condition of her job and her co-workers. The weight of the guilt was placed on Cindy’s shoulders.

It seems that management of Silicon use Randy as a scapegoat. It seems a conspiracy when the prosecuting attorney of Randy have previously received election contribution from the President and CEO and the Head of the Robotics Division. Randy was very expendable and his incompetence in writing the program was already perfect evidence in of itself. There was no management intervention which made Randy misinterpret the formulas. Hence, the liability of Bart’s death is limited and directed towards Randy alone. However, the problem is that there should be protocols within the division that act as “checks and balances”. Randy’s mistake should have been caught by others. Randy is not solely responsible. In fact, the protocols have been sabotaged by Ray Johnson.