[revelation]

Journalists don't feel like they are qualified to report on the actual technology (which is a good thing), don't bother learning anything in order to become qualified (which isn't), don't bother speaking to qualified people on the front line of this technology (which is horrible).

So what they have resorted to is reporting on these "philosophical" topics, because all you need for that is a fucking opinion, right. It's a great Faustian bargain because you then get all those companies and people, who similarly have no clue but are fishing for PR, to pile on.

See "should the autonomous car hit the pedestrian or save its passengers" or "this artist drew a lane marker around his beater car".