The author reflects on a lesson learned during their early career at American Airlines, emphasizing the paramount importance of passenger safety over profits. They contrast this with experiences in the finance sector, highlighting a lack of integrity. The piece ultimately warns that the safety concerns surrounding Artificial Intelligence could pose an existential risk to humanity.
Category Archives: Ethics
The Influencer Army
Influencers might be nice guys, but are they leaders? Back before COVID, I was on my way to meet a friend at a hotel in New York City. I came up from the subway on 57th Street and got disoriented, so I simply announced in a loud voice: “Can anyone point me toward the such-and-suchContinue reading “The Influencer Army”
Make Games Not War
Who dies the neatest? I was born in Philadelphia in 1952. Back then my parents and all their peers saw no problem with my buddies and me playing “War” in the streets using very realistic looking cap guns and rifles with rubber bayonets. My dad had fought the Japanese in World War Two. My momContinue reading “Make Games Not War”
Is Cheating by Colleges Just Another Clever Marketing Ploy?
by Brooke Allen Should “caveat emptor” be the operative philosophy when colleges market to students, or should they hold themselves to a higher standard than, say, a drug dealer? Emory University confessed that for 11 years it has been fudging data it sent in for U. S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings. The publisher said that,Continue reading “Is Cheating by Colleges Just Another Clever Marketing Ploy?”
Don’t come to Wall Street for the money, even if you plan on giving it away.
by Brooke Allen I am a 60-year-old child of the 60’s who never gave up on the idea that I can save the world—even after three decades on Wall Street. That is why I enjoyed the piece in QZ.com by William MacAskill, To save the world, don’t get a job at a charity; go workContinue reading “Don’t come to Wall Street for the money, even if you plan on giving it away.”
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