(reposting)
The Need for Intervention During this Ontological Crisis of Individualistic Capitalist Motivations
We have the worst city council these days. Inexperienced and incompetent. Here’s what the backlash to the protests against the murder of George Floyd looks like. Rule of landlords. Opportunists.
#ethics #SeattleCouncil #backlash
#Trump, the first #convicted #felon elected president, has erased #ethical boundaries & dismantled the instruments of accountability that constrained his predecessors. There will be no official investigations because Trump has made sure of it. He has fired government inspectors general & #ethics watchdogs, installed partisan loyalists to run the DOJ, FBI & regulatory agencies & dominated a Republican-controlled Congress unwilling to hold hearings.
"This guide explores four dimensions of peace negotiation processes from an ethical perspective: positions (what are the stances of the conflict parties?), participation (who is included?), practices (how do negotiators behave?) and procedures (how, and based on which principles, are negotiations organized?)."
Ethics in Peace Negotiations: https://www.prio.org/publications/14443
A food critic and her three guests were charged nothing for an outstanding meal at a top restaurant. She objected, saying her newspaper does not let critics receive anything for free. She was then given a bill charging her one dollar, including tax. She added a tip of $1,830.75:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaurants/article/thomas-keller-french-laundry-20290670.php
#journalism #critics #FineDining #entertainment #ethics
"Out of today’s scandals come tomorrow’s reforms.
For now, all of our astonished outrage is a good start":
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/past-presidents-have-tested-ethics-norms-time-different
#politics #ethics #TrumpsCorruptActs #TrumpCrimeFamily #TheBestPresidentMoneyCanBuy
What if we are in the process of creating pretty much the opposite of a philosophical zombie?
What if we would succeed in creating "human-level aligned AI", but lacking our innate instincts, they feel no need for liberty and recognition as subjects? I call them #silencedsouls.
https://pirogov.de/blog/silenced-souls-and-philosophical-zombies/
At the risk of stating the obvious
I just realized
The only thing bad faith cannot do is good faith
Will the AI backlash spill into the streets?
https://gabrielweinberg.com/p/will-the-ai-backlash-spill-into-the
The first #book in this list of five #books on #digital #ethics, Zed by #JoannaKavenna is an excellent, darkly funny trip to a #future about five minutes from now …
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qs6lqij3alrw4tbhpthicdso/post/3lpw27imrl222
Indian and Pakistani news media spread fake news and misinformation during recent conflict. In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Anita Varma from @UTAustin to discuss #ethics, #Solidarity, and #factchecking during wars. Watch full episode here.
https://youtu.be/XHaMMWgz5lI?si=6Qh5CvqoMMXB8SSp
Inadequate labelling and dubious distinctions 
The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bass | Global development | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/22/the-hidden-cost-of-your-supermarket-sea-bass
**Anthropic’s new AI model (Claude) will scheme and even blackmail to avoid getting shut down**
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Tech #AIEthics #Ethics @ai
What do you think about AI images?
https://anonsys.net/display/bf69967c-3768-30e4-f9d7-873767683819
If the #data was sensitive or confidential govt #information, the arrangement could violate #security & #privacy #law, said 5 specialists in #technology & govt #ethics.
It will also give #Tesla & #SpaceX CEO, #ElonMusk, access to valuable nonpublic…#data at agencies he…does business w/ or be used to help train #Grok…. #Musk could also gain an unfair competitive advantage over other #AI service providers from use of Grok in the federal govt, they added.
How to Spot a Kant in Sheep’s Clothing https://buff.ly/Dbk4OJ2 #Christianity #philosophy #theology #ethics #Kant #apologetics
