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Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by noelsusman on Thursday February 26, 2026 @11:39PM (#47176592)
The notion that it's bad to signal virtue is one of the crazier propaganda efforts I've seen over the last 20 years or so.
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Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by manmal on Friday February 27, 2026 @01:42AM (#47177331)
It’s a manipulative tactic. Businesses have no soul and no conscience.
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Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by beanshadow on Friday February 27, 2026 @04:41AM (#47178598)
It's arguable that businesses are subject to the same morality-inducing processes that humans are. For example, as a human (with a soul?) what is at risk when we do something immoral? I see it to be a reputational cost at the highest level. Morality could be viewed from the perspective that it increases predictability/coherence in society (generates less heat).
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Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by manmal on Friday February 27, 2026 @07:36AM (#47179794)
If societal feedback is the only thing keeping a human from deviating, that’s what we call a sociopath.
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Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by MattRix on Friday February 27, 2026 @08:14AM (#47180166)
The humans working there do. To state otherwise is to absolve those humans of any responsibility.
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Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by manmal on Friday February 27, 2026 @11:37AM (#47182531)
Did I state otherwise though?
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Re:Statement from Dario Amodei on Our Discussions with the D... by MattRix on Saturday February 28, 2026 @11:32AM (#47197274)
Did I say you stated otherwise?
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