Quotes About Ethics

Cred ca societatea are nevoie de anumite persoane care sa ii faca treburile murdare.

Could the two constructs – psychopathy and utilitarianism – possibly be linked? Bartels and Pizarro wondered. The answer was a resounding yes. Their analysis revealed a significant correlation between a utilitarian approach to the trolley problem (push the fat guy off the bridge) and a predominantly psychopathic personality style.

Precisely why this downturn in social values should have come about is not entirely clear.

My conscience certainly feels like it's been spiked with moral Rohypnol.

While anonymity can be used to protect heroes, it is far more commonly used as a way to escape responsibility. That's why most of the brutal harassment on Twitter, Yik Yak, Reddit, and other sites is delivered anonymously. A lack of responsibility unleashes the worst in us.

The greatest benefit of the arrival of artificial intelligence is that AIs will help define humanity. We

We should really call AIs "AAs," for "artificial aliens." An

As AIs develop, we might have to engineer ways to prevent consciousness in them. Our most premium AI services will likely be advertised as consciousness-free.

The greatest benefit of the arrival of artificial intelligence is that AIs will help define humanity. We need AIs to tell us who we are.

We are morphing so fast that our ability to invent new things outpaces the rate we can civilize them.

While anonymity can be used to protect heroes, it is far more commonly used as a way to escape responsibility.

Sustainability is now a big baggy sack in which people throw all kinds of old ideas, hot air and dodgy activities in order to be able to greenwash their products and feel good.

Some people think technology has the answers.

Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion.

I think it goes back to my high school days. In computer class, the first assignment was to write a program to print the first 100 Fibonacci numbers. Instead, I wrote a program that would steal passwords of students. My teacher gave me an A.

It's kind of interesting, because hacking is a skill that could be used for criminal purposes or legitimate purposes, and so even though in the past I was hacking for the curiosity, and the thrill, to get a bite of the forbidden fruit of knowledge, I'm now working in the security field as a public speaker.

Displaying good character as a means of avoiding retribution after life is not just problematic but inherently selfish.

The story is about being loyal to the truth as a nation, that citizens of a democracy are collectively responsible for what their troops do in war, good or bad.

Killing is the ultimate refutation of our own humanity.

What He really hates is the shit that gets carried out in his name. Wars. Bigotry. Televangelism. - Rufus, Dogma

As long as I stay with my values, something valuable happens.

Your values never fail you. You fail your values.

Freedom cannot exist without morality, and morality can only be defined by the God who, by definition is the source of morality

For nearly twenty years, he'd produced these iconic photographs of the world's war zones and he suspected he was alone in seeing what he'd done.  Far from exposing the truth, he'd reduced human tragedy to the level of pornography, or worse, for pornographers were at least honest.