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Many people think ethic is just about opinion, or a checklist. But it is actually a rigorous inquiry. Ethics is the study of right and wrong, of moral values and principles that guide human behaviour. It's about asking important questions: What’s fair? What’s just? What’s good for society? In the context of technology, ethics ensures that the tools and systems we create align with values like fairness, transparency, and responsibility. As technology advances, these questions become more crucial, since its impact reaches deep into our daily lives.  Dr Andrew Graham, member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Ethics in Technology, political economist and the former Master of Balliol College, Oxford, Senior Fellow and Founder of the Oxford Internet Institute, emphasises the importance of this field. ‘We need to ask, why are we really doing this? These 'why' questions are important, and once you go back to the 'why,' you’re delving into ethics. As a society, we ought to talk more about the 'whys' of life—what we care about. Ethics and politics are the domains where those discussions should take place.’