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It's not likely to be you though is it? It'll be the company employing you who owns the IP.
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Differing consequences of the same actions is tricky - but its all about the checks and balances to prevent it.
Write bad code on your raspberry pi - it doesnt work.
Write bad code for your self driving tesla - someone dies.You'd hope the checks on the latter mean that the software folks themselves are not liable.
I always think back to the ferry that sank because they didn't close the door properly. Forget to close the door on your warehouse because you were having nap - some stuff might get nicked. Forget to close the door on your ferry because you had a nap- 192 people die.
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Why? Your employment contract will almost certainly include a clause which says any work you do will be owned by the employer. IANAL, but such a clause will make the job of apportioning blame to you very difficult in the event of a legal case.
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That idea that you could go to prison for manslaughter if your code isn't perfect is troublesome as a software guy. I'd turn that job down