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Re:Tensions in Google's ethical AI group increase as it send... by dannyw on Thursday December 17, 2020 @11:44AM (#25457230)
Why? Maybe this is my Australian worldview, but if my company is doing unethical things, here is my progression:

1. Speak up internally.

2. Speak up externally.

3. Speak to the media.

Do you think the Uber sexual harassment whistleblower should have kept quiet?

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Re:Tensions in Google's ethical AI group increase as it send... by themaninthedark on Thursday December 17, 2020 @01:44PM (#25458766)
Sexual harassment is illegal, that is very different from something you find unethical.

eg. Disabling safety equipment so that a job can be completed faster - illegal

Locating toys and candy to low shelves at registers so that children see them and nag their parents to buy them, increasing sales. - unethical in my view but called good marketing by many others.

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