I don't think we will ever be at a point in our existence, where we know what to do before we have to do it.
> It's also a task of every engineer to consider what could go wrong.
Within a reasonably defined threshold. If I have a business making rubber ducks, I don't have to design those rubber ducks with the specification that they withstand temperatures of 200 degrees C.
> Then, not in theory, but in practice, do you think we should care about the topic of the article?
I do care. I choose to not work for places that I disagree with the intent and usage of such things. I know I have the capacity and capability to work at those places. I don't want to contribute my intellect to something I consider destructive, to the best of my knowledge and awareness to do so.
But even given my choices, I never feel like I have the right answers. I always can find perspectives in where I could be wrong. I try to pick the one I consider 'least wrong'. It's not really a lesser of two evils thing, it's more reducing the probability for things to go wrong. I'm also young and probably very naive in many ways.
Is it good when we discover what is actually being done "behind the closed doors" related to our profession right now?
It's also a task of every engineer to consider what could go wrong.