A lot of the social destruction caused by the tech industry can easily be attributed to the unethical use of mathematics and its theory to put profit above the welfare of people. So, following the occurence of the 2008 financial crisis, Paul Wilmott and Emanuel Derman proposed the following Hippocratic Oath for mathematicians:
“I will remember that I didn’t make the world, and it doesn’t satisfy my equations.”
“Though I will use models boldly to estimate value, I will not be overly impressed by mathematics.”
“I will never sacrifice reality for elegance without explaining why I have done so.”
“Nor will I give the people who use my model false comfort about its accuracy. Instead, I will make explicit its assumptions and oversights.”
“I understand that my work may have enormous effects on society and the economy, many of them beyond my comprehension.”
Of course, this oath was intended for mathematicians in the finance industry but nonetheless, I believe that this is widely applicable to other fields that use mathematics, even ones like mine. Thanks to Cathy O'Neil for sharing this on her book, Weapons of Math Destruction.