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I would be more nuanced than that. First, things like murders are not exactly ethical problems: they are criminal problems. They fall in a different category i
by palata 2y ago
I would be more nuanced than that.
First, things like murders are not exactly ethical problems: they are criminal problems. They fall in a different category in that you can go to the police. Try to go to the police to complain about surveillance capitalism and you'll see the difference. There are fully honest people who contribute to unethical stuff Big Tech does (ask an engineer working in AI with a BigTech salary if they ever think about ethics: they get a ton of money to have fun, why should they care?).
Second, because they are not the worst guys does not mean that they are not bad guys. Still worth improving.
And third, BigTech is dangerous. If you don't see the problem with surveillance capitalism (now moving to a new level with LLMs), then you are missing something.