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>Conflict-of-interest is a human-invented notion Literally every legal concept is a human-invented notion.

dheera 7y ago
Sure, but to me, ALL human-invented notions are subject to interpretation and change over the times. We had kingdoms, slaves, and eye-for-eye punishment before and we largely don't have those concepts today in the developed world. The same is true for conflict-of-interest, fiduciary duty, and today's version of capitalism. If I had said "we don't need slaves" 400 years ago, I would have been downvoted like crazy. And here I am, saying conflict-of-interest and fiduciary duty will be antiquated ideas, and I'm being downvoted here today. Let's have an open mind about the future, shall we? I'd rather in a community like this we put everything we blindly assume today on the table with an open mind and discuss how we can change or improve the system. On a related note, AlphaGo is able to play against itself using a single CPU/GPU, and it gets better by doing so. Why can't a human play against itself and get better as well? Are we brainwashing ourselves into thinking we are unable to do that, and so we are not trying?
- gamblor956 7y ago
  If I had said "we don't need slaves" 400 years ago, I would have been downvoted like crazy. European countries began banning the slave trade in the 1400s... And here I am, saying conflict-of-interest and fiduciary duty will be antiquated ideas, and I'm being downvoted here today The first will never be an antiquated idea as long as conflicting interests exist. Conflicting interests don't need to be hostile to each other, they just need to be conflicting in the sense that their interests do not align. As I stated earlier, conflict-of-interest rules merely act to either prevent the conflict or require both sides to knowingly waive the conflict in their shared agent. Fiduciary duty governs the heart of professional workers. It binds lawyers, accountants, etc., to the interests of their clients. This concept will continue to exist as long as their are professions and as long as professionals can have multiple clients.
- wolco 7y ago
  If you play games against yourself you will get better. No mystery playing vs others exposes new game plays. Morals change with time.
- arrosenberg 7y ago
  > Why can't a human play against itself and get better as well? You can, it's called practicing. You are just limited by your resources and imagination. Playing with or against others accelerates your improvement curve.

Sure, but to me, ALL human-invented notions are subject to interpretation and change over the times. We had kingdoms, slaves, and eye-for-eye punishment before and we largely don't have those concepts today in the developed world. The same is true for conflict-of-interest, fiduciary duty, and today's version of capitalism. If I had said "we don't need slaves" 400 years ago, I would have been downvoted like crazy. And here I am, saying conflict-of-interest and fiduciary duty will be antiquated ideas, and I'm being downvoted here today. Let's have an open mind about the future, shall we? I'd rather in a community like this we put everything we blindly assume today on the table with an open mind and discuss how we can change or improve the system. On a related note, AlphaGo is able to play against itself using a single CPU/GPU, and it gets better by doing so. Why can't a human play against itself and get better as well? Are we brainwashing ourselves into thinking we are unable to do that, and so we are not trying?

gamblor956 7y ago
If I had said "we don't need slaves" 400 years ago, I would have been downvoted like crazy. European countries began banning the slave trade in the 1400s... And here I am, saying conflict-of-interest and fiduciary duty will be antiquated ideas, and I'm being downvoted here today The first will never be an antiquated idea as long as conflicting interests exist. Conflicting interests don't need to be hostile to each other, they just need to be conflicting in the sense that their interests do not align. As I stated earlier, conflict-of-interest rules merely act to either prevent the conflict or require both sides to knowingly waive the conflict in their shared agent. Fiduciary duty governs the heart of professional workers. It binds lawyers, accountants, etc., to the interests of their clients. This concept will continue to exist as long as their are professions and as long as professionals can have multiple clients.
wolco 7y ago
If you play games against yourself you will get better. No mystery playing vs others exposes new game plays. Morals change with time.
arrosenberg 7y ago
> Why can't a human play against itself and get better as well? You can, it's called practicing. You are just limited by your resources and imagination. Playing with or against others accelerates your improvement curve.