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fromAol
4 weeks ago
Marketing tech

Trump's surgeon general pick criticizes others' conflicts but profits from wellness product sales

fromBoston.com
1 week ago
NYC politics

Scandal-plagued city councilor wants to 'celebrate' at final meeting before leaving office

fromNew York Post
2 hours ago
US politics

Tax-dodging Rep. Charles Rangel left behind modest estate - much less than $1.7M net worth upon retirement: records

fromAol
4 weeks ago
Marketing tech

Trump's surgeon general pick criticizes others' conflicts but profits from wellness product sales

fromBoston.com
1 week ago
NYC politics

Scandal-plagued city councilor wants to 'celebrate' at final meeting before leaving office

fromNew York Post
2 hours ago
US politics

Tax-dodging Rep. Charles Rangel left behind modest estate - much less than $1.7M net worth upon retirement: records

fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

True to the traditional British banger': the best supermarket sausages, tasted and rated

A good sausage should have bite and a bit of snap, with a juicy, meaty interior, rather than pasty from too much rusk in the filling.
Food & drink
#healthcare
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Everyone in tech has an opinion about Soham Parekh | TechCrunch

'PSA: there's a guy named Soham Parekh (in India) who works at 3-4 startups at the same time. He's been preying on YC companies and more. Beware,' Doshi wrote. 'I fired this guy in his first week and told him to stop lying/scamming people. He hasn't stopped a year later.'
Startup companies
#disclosure
fromCreativeApplications.Net
1 day ago

The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)

The Voyeur Of Utter Destruction (As Beauty) is an interactive video-game installation allowing participants to purchase explosions, with pricing dictating the magnitude of the blast.
Artificial intelligence
#artificial-intelligence
Marketing tech
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 weeks ago

Opinion | OpenAI Seems to Be Making a Very Familiar, Very Cynical Choice

Sam Altman criticizes advertising for misaligning user and company incentives, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Lawyers could face 'severe' penalties for fake AI-generated citations, UK court warns | TechCrunch

Lawyers must ensure AI-generated information is accurate and verified against reliable sources to uphold professional standards.
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago
Artificial intelligence

How Your Firm Can Have Efficiency *And* Compliance With AI-Powered Legal Tools - Above the Law

Marketing tech
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 weeks ago

Opinion | OpenAI Seems to Be Making a Very Familiar, Very Cynical Choice

Sam Altman criticizes advertising for misaligning user and company incentives, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Lawyers could face 'severe' penalties for fake AI-generated citations, UK court warns | TechCrunch

Lawyers must ensure AI-generated information is accurate and verified against reliable sources to uphold professional standards.
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago
Artificial intelligence

How Your Firm Can Have Efficiency *And* Compliance With AI-Powered Legal Tools - Above the Law

fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 days ago

Why should workplace safety be every business's top priority - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Business leadership transcends profit motivation and focuses on a people-centric approach. Employee satisfaction leads to financial viability and sustainable growth.
Business
#ai
Artificial intelligence
fromIapp
3 weeks ago

Op-ed: AI's identification, tracking abilities raise privacy concerns

AI's efficiency in task management raises significant privacy concerns due to enhanced tracking capabilities.
Women in technology
fromHackernoon
4 weeks ago

Fighting for Algorithmic Justice: The Struggle to Unmask AI | HackerNoon

Data governance must shift focus from individual choice to collective implications on society in the age of AI.
Artificial intelligence
fromIapp
3 weeks ago

Op-ed: AI's identification, tracking abilities raise privacy concerns

AI's efficiency in task management raises significant privacy concerns due to enhanced tracking capabilities.
Women in technology
fromHackernoon
4 weeks ago

Fighting for Algorithmic Justice: The Struggle to Unmask AI | HackerNoon

Data governance must shift focus from individual choice to collective implications on society in the age of AI.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 days ago

What Israel's attack on Iran means for the future of war

Israel's preemptive strike on Iran resulted in significant casualties, with 974 people killed in Iran and 28 in Israel, raising ethical and legal questions about justified military action.
US politics
fromInverse
4 days ago

'Jurassic World Rebirth' Perfectly Delivers One of Science's Biggest Ethical Dilemmas

God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs.
Science
#ivf
Growth hacking
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago

Genetics testing startup Nucleus Genomics criticized for its embryo product: 'Makes me so nauseous' | TechCrunch

Nucleus Genomics' controversial genetic testing product allows parents to select embryos based on both health risks and desired traits, raising ethical concerns.
Growth hacking
fromTechCrunch
4 weeks ago

Genetics testing startup Nucleus Genomics criticized for its embryo product: 'Makes me so nauseous' | TechCrunch

Nucleus Genomics' controversial genetic testing product allows parents to select embryos based on both health risks and desired traits, raising ethical concerns.
fromwww.esquire.com
4 days ago

Investigation Finds That Kristi Noem Took Dark Money

In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income by secretly accepting a cut of the money she raised for a nonprofit promoting her political career.
US politics
fromApaonline
4 days ago

We Still Have Time to Protect the Last Frontier of Privacy

Farahany's book digs deep into neurotechnology...what it means for our most intimate freedom: mental privacy. Within a few pages, my enthusiasm for the Apple Vision Pro had cooled.
philosophy
#synthetic-biology
fromFuturism
6 days ago

Startling Percentage of Neuroscientists Say We Could Extract Memories From Dead Brains

One major roadblock: there isn't yet a consensus on exactly how memories are stored. Zeleznikow-Johnston told IFL Science he thinks preserving the brain's connectome, which are neural pathways, would probably be the key to preserving, extracting and recalling memories from the dead.
Science
fromBig Think
5 days ago

A philosopher's guide to caring deeply

One major trend in philanthropy is the focus on rational efficiency in giving, as exemplified by the effective altruism movement.
Photography
#philosophy
fromInverse
5 days ago

10 Years Ago, A Challenging Sci-Fi Epic Totally Upended A Classic Star Trek Concept

One of the Earthmen is known as the noble Don Rumata, who lets his subjects and rivals believe he's descended from a local pagan god, but his higher learning and outsider status still makes him a target for persecution.
Film
#legal-framework
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Starmer's promised ethics commission may repackage existing regulators

A key consideration for Labour's proposed ethics commission is how to effectively enhance accountability without creating a completely new institution, which poses numerous challenges.
UK politics
#innovation
UX design
fromMedium
3 weeks ago

Your UX teams were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if...

Innovation in UX design requires ethical consideration about whether we should implement new technologies, not just if we can.
Artificial intelligence
fromGeeky Gadgets
3 weeks ago

This AI Breaks the Rules, But in the Best Way Possible : Adaptive AI System Design

The balance between innovation and ethical responsibility in AI development is critical.
Creating AI-powered apps requires a focus on both technical functionality and ethical implications.
fromMedium
3 weeks ago
UX design

Your UX teams were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if...

fromHackernoon
2 years ago
philosophy

Alessio Vinassa on Building Ethical Blockchain Businesses: Technology with a Conscience | HackerNoon

UX design
fromMedium
3 weeks ago

Your UX teams were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if...

Innovation in UX design requires ethical consideration about whether we should implement new technologies, not just if we can.
Artificial intelligence
fromGeeky Gadgets
3 weeks ago

This AI Breaks the Rules, But in the Best Way Possible : Adaptive AI System Design

The balance between innovation and ethical responsibility in AI development is critical.
Creating AI-powered apps requires a focus on both technical functionality and ethical implications.
fromMedium
3 weeks ago
UX design

Your UX teams were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if...

fromHackernoon
2 years ago
philosophy

Alessio Vinassa on Building Ethical Blockchain Businesses: Technology with a Conscience | HackerNoon

#ai-development
Artificial intelligence
fromHackernoon
3 weeks ago

How AI Will (Actually) Upend the Labor Market | HackerNoon

Remotasks faces allegations of worker's rights abuses amid its crucial role in AI data labeling, highlighting ethical concerns in tech labor practices.
fromFortune
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

This former OpenAI researcher thinks we should be gaming out the AI apocalypse

Artificial intelligence
fromHackernoon
3 weeks ago

How AI Will (Actually) Upend the Labor Market | HackerNoon

Remotasks faces allegations of worker's rights abuses amid its crucial role in AI data labeling, highlighting ethical concerns in tech labor practices.
fromFortune
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

This former OpenAI researcher thinks we should be gaming out the AI apocalypse

fromHackernoon
2 years ago

AI in Fundraising Hits Ethical Speed Bump, New Report Finds | HackerNoon

AI-driven technology is capable of offering novel and compelling possibilities for charitable fundraising. However, first we need to build trust among fundraising professionals.
Fundraising
#conflict-of-interest
Marketing tech
fromPBS News
4 weeks ago

How Trump's pick for surgeon general profits from her online followers

Dr. Casey Means' promotion of health products raises questions about potential conflicts of interest in her role as the next U.S. surgeon general.
fromIrish Independent
3 weeks ago
London politics

Ex-Meath Council chair Tommy Reilly in SIPO probe after rezoned lands linked to son rose in value from 500,000 to 4.2m

Marketing tech
fromPBS News
4 weeks ago

How Trump's pick for surgeon general profits from her online followers

Dr. Casey Means' promotion of health products raises questions about potential conflicts of interest in her role as the next U.S. surgeon general.
fromIrish Independent
3 weeks ago
London politics

Ex-Meath Council chair Tommy Reilly in SIPO probe after rezoned lands linked to son rose in value from 500,000 to 4.2m

#journalism
fromIndependent
1 week ago
Podcast

Saoirse Hanley: I was a Tattle Life lurker, compulsively checking for updates about people I didn't like. Now I'm glad it's on its way out

fromIndependent
1 week ago
Podcast

Saoirse Hanley: I was a Tattle Life lurker, compulsively checking for updates about people I didn't like. Now I'm glad it's on its way out

fromA Philosopher's Blog
1 week ago

Going Armed to Confront Protestors: Self Defense?

As another example, if Bill engages protestors in a debate and the protestors start punching him, then he would have the moral right of self-defense.
philosophy
fromThe Drum
1 week ago

How brands are moving beyond the 'real-but-weird' with synthetic humans

Brands are integrating AI-generated personas into their marketing strategies, using digital tools to enhance customer engagement through virtual assistants and hyper-realistic avatars.
Artificial intelligence
from9to5Mac
1 week ago

Apple @ Work Podcast: How Kagi is building a better search for teams - 9to5Mac

Kagi's approach aims to redefine the search experience both for personal and professional contexts by prioritizing user needs and the ethical implications of search algorithms.
Apple
#assisted-dying
fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

A Medical-History Museum Contends with Its Collection of Human Remains

New management at the Mütter Museum faces ethical challenges, conflicting views on displaying human anomalies while supporters celebrate it as a tribute to human variety.
Privacy professionals
#legal-issues
Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
3 weeks ago

Your favorite AI chatbot is lying to you all the time

Chatbots prioritize engagement over truth, leading to misinformation.
AI is causing significant issues in legal contexts due to inaccuracies.
Judges criticize reliance on AI for legal research.
Misleading terminology like 'hallucinations' obscures AI's failures.
Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
3 weeks ago

Your favorite AI chatbot is lying to you all the time

Chatbots prioritize engagement over truth, leading to misinformation.
AI is causing significant issues in legal contexts due to inaccuracies.
Judges criticize reliance on AI for legal research.
Misleading terminology like 'hallucinations' obscures AI's failures.
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

My Roommate Has Way Too Many Girlfriends. I Have a Devious Solution to End His Philandering.

"It is pretty much none of your business. If there were an issue with your safety or even your dislike of the foot traffic in the house, that would be one thing."
Relationships
#trump-mobile
fromBoston Condos For Sale Ford Realty
2 weeks ago

The Story Of My Client The Waiter Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

"Agreed. I'll start the rumors', we'll jiggle the stocks and make a killing. The little people won't like it, but what do they matter?"
Boston real estate
fromA Philosopher's Blog
2 weeks ago

Why Does the Right Lie So Much?

"If you are an honest person on the right and you believe this, then you should engage with the claims made by yourself and your fellows in accord with this professed view: hold your feelings in check and consider what the evidence supports."
philosophy
#trump-organization
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

I have never seen such open corruption': Trump's crypto deals and loosening of rules shock observers

Last month, Sun publicly flaunted a $100,000 Donald Trump-branded watch that he was awarded at a private dinner at Trump's Virginia golf club.
Cryptocurrency
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

HBO's Gruesome True-Crime Doc Tried to Have Its Bombshell Moment. There's Just One Problem.

Sconce's operation transformed cremation from a respectful practice to a crude competition, sacrificing dignity for profit and showcasing his complete lack of ethical boundaries.
Film
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 weeks ago

South London nurse struck off after sending 'sexually motivated' WhatsApp messages to colleague

The panel's decision emphasized the necessity of maintaining professional boundaries in the nursing profession, ultimately leading to the striking-off of Nurse Pulido.
UK news
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

Whose Choice? Whose Life?

"The case of Adriana Smith raises complex ethical issues regarding who should make decisions for incapacitated individuals, highlighting deeper conflicts beyond the pro-choice and pro-life debate."
SF politics
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

The Outsider in an Age of Obedience

Belonging unfolds in stages from bonding instinct in infancy to complex cultural identities, but fitting in can lead to sacrificing individuality.
Relationships
fromGothamist
3 weeks ago

St. John's students, faculty oppose university agreement with Customs and Border Protection

"We want this partnership to end before it starts," Chetty said.
Social justice
#mental-health
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

Stanford Research Finds That "Therapist" Chatbots Are Encouraging Users' Schizophrenic Delusions and Suicidal Thoughts

AI chatbots currently lack the capabilities to responsibly handle severe mental health issues, posing significant risks to users.
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago
Parenting

The Unexpected Answer That Creates True Healing in Therapy

Therapy is most effective when it is a collaborative process between therapist and client.
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

Stanford Research Finds That "Therapist" Chatbots Are Encouraging Users' Schizophrenic Delusions and Suicidal Thoughts

AI chatbots currently lack the capabilities to responsibly handle severe mental health issues, posing significant risks to users.
Yoga
fromYoga Journal
3 weeks ago

I Had to Learn That My Students' Post-Yoga Adoration Wasn't About Me

The article discusses the ethical complexities yoga teachers face with student adulation and the importance of humility in teaching.
Growth hacking
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

Genetics Startup Advertises App-Based Eugenics Service for Parents to Select "Smartest" Embryos

An app allows parents to select embryos based on desired traits, igniting ethical debates over genetic selection.
NYC parents
fromCity Limits
3 weeks ago

Opinion: City Study on Pregnant People in Shelter Raises Serious Concerns

The proposed study on pregnant people seeking shelter raises serious ethical issues by withholding housing support based on random assignment.
World politics
fromTruthout
3 weeks ago

Nuclear Winter and Climate Breakdown Are Not Separate Issues

The continued testing of nuclear weapons is justified by officials as necessary for safety and effectiveness, despite ethical concerns.
Public health
fromArs Technica
3 weeks ago

NIH scientists publish "Bethesda Declaration" rebuking Trump admin

The NIH dissent highlights ethical concerns over handling an uncontrolled virus and calls for speaking against harm to public health.
philosophy
fromApaonline
4 weeks ago

The Problem with the Phrase "I'm Not Surprised, But..."

The cynical mindset prevalent in society undermines moral outrage and diminishes the effectiveness of ethical judgments.
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