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A good life is built on thoughtful, informed, and loving decisions — little gifts to your future self, family, friends, and colleagues– like buying the right ice cream on a hot summer day. Your ice cream ethic. Sometimes, you have […]
The Benefits of Good Decisions Read More »
Ethics are the habits and practices that govern our lives, guide our companies, and cement our relationships. When those habits are informed, deliberate, and shared, they help us to manifest our best selves, make our best products, and bring joy
Ethics: a concise definition for the 21st century Read More »
Besides telling people to eat rocks and cook with gasoline, AI is ripe for decietful applicaitons. Will you walk away from fools and their money if AI can grab it for you? It has no remorse, no endemic conscience: it’s
When AI Makes Your Financial Decisions for You Read More »
“Doctor, we only have seconds, which patient gets the kidney?” Interesting Q from the couch, critically important in real life. When it’s your own ass on the line, or a loved one’s, feelings quickly overwhelm thinking — fight, flee, freeze,
Other People’s Ethics Read More »
Applied science offers reliable repeatability, like a cooking recipe refined iteratively over time, or getting your phone settings right. Good ethical practices are similar: keep improving and adapting with as much mindfulness as you can. Like human habits, for good
Cooking Up Science Read More »
For most of us, the word “ethics” means “stop it!” Jim Carey the lifeguard shouting at a lone bather on SNL. We prefer ethics as a tool, not a cudgel. When we were kids, adults came out of the blue
Ethics = “Stop Doing That!” Read More »
