Douglas Giles, PhD·12 hours agoMember-onlyDid Hitler Know He Was a Bad/Evil Person?I was asked to answer this important philosophical, ethical question. — This is a very profound question that opens up issues of ethics and human nature. As with all good philosophical questions, answering it requires challenging our preconceptions about ethics and human beings. (Note: I will use “bad” and “evil” as synonyms, despite Nietzsche’s differentiation of those terms.) Did Hitler know…Ethics6 min readEthics6 min read
CosmicDancerinA Taste for Life·1 day agoMember-onlyWhy Are We Eating Animals?Some truths might be simply unpalatable — Today The New Yorker posted on its Instagram account a cartoon depicting a family scene. A pig is sitting in an armchair with a book in his hands called “101 Things to Do With Bacon”. In front of him, mama-pig is holding their son and saying angrily: “Your morbid curiosity…Ethics6 min readEthics6 min read
Dr J Rogel-Salazar·13 hours agoMember-onlyArtificial Intelligence + Regulation — A space to watchThe most recent iteration of AI advances following the so-called AI Winters of the 80's and the 90's has seen a renewed interest in the development of machine learning algorithms with incredible capabilities. This resurgence has also brought to light, once again, the need for regulation to rein in the…Ethics6 min readEthics6 min read
Pathless PilgriminThe Shortform·19 hours agoMember-onlyVeganism — It’s Not a DietVeganism isn’t a diet. Being vegan is about so much more than what you eat. It’s a rights-based philosophy. Ever since the term veganism was first coined in 1944, it has been fundamentally a philosophy opposed to the exploitation of all sentient animals. But it goes even further. It is…Ethics1 min readEthics1 min read
Pinkbagels·12 hours agoSort-Of -VeganThere’s a fascinating thing that happens when you tell people you are a vegetarian or vegan. Contrary to the popular joke that a veggie will tell you about being one even if not asked is not true, we are usually victims of circumstance, our diets revealed at gatherings of friends…Ethics4 min readEthics4 min read
FutureWebAI·11 hours agoThe Ethics of AI in Criminal Justice: Balancing Fairness and AccuracyTable of Contents Introduction Definition of AI in criminal justice Importance of ethics in AI applications 2. Applications of AI in criminal justice Predictive policing Risk assessment tools Sentencing algorithms 3. The challenge of fairness in AI Bias in training data Disparate impact on marginalized communities 4. The challenge of accuracy in AI …Ethics6 min readEthics6 min read
JL. Nava·9 hours agoA reflection on artificial intelligenceAt the end of last year interest in generative AI was unleashed, that is, a system of algorithms that allow us to ask anything from our computer, tablet or mobile phone and get instant answers, as well as write texts and develop images and videos. It is not something new…Ethics3 min readEthics3 min read
O.G. Rose·9 hours agoEquality and Its Immoral LimitsOn Dynamic Processes and Existential Uncertainty Morality defines the parameters of equality, and a society’s morality defines to whom equality is extended. Though not all societies agree on what constitutes murder, all societies agree murder is wrong and that equality and tolerance are not to be extended to those who…Ethics41 min readEthics41 min read
Kevin Kuehler·2 days agoConsent in a generated futureIn my last post, we discussed generative technologies. If you aren’t familiar with the present capabilities of generative AI, I recommend at least skimming the introduction. Two artists, Drake and The Weeknd, refused to collaborate on a song for over a decade despite massive demand from fans. However, a new…Ethics8 min readEthics8 min read
Rev. Sheri Heller, LCSW, RSWinUnpopular Opinions·1 day agoMember-onlyThe Forces Behind Moral HypocrisyA look at ethical contradictions in society and in ourselves — “The Ministry of Peace concerns itself with war, the Ministry of Truth with lies, the Ministry of Love with torture and the Ministry of Plenty with starvation. These contradictions are not accidental, nor do they result from ordinary hypocrisy: they are deliberate exercises in doublethink” ~ George Orwell, 1984 Although…Ethics6 min readEthics6 min read
