The cave is a bad example of putting technology ahead of humans. He actually tried to do something that would help some humans (the head diver of the rescue operation told him it was worth working on) in that case.
You could say he put his ego above harm to someone's reputation, but I don't think you could sat he put technology above people there.
You could say he put his ego above harm to someone's reputation, but I don't think you could sat he put technology above people there.