Teachers, nurses, and military officers are among the most trusted A new poll has found Americans have an unfavorable opinion of the ethics and honesty of people who mainly work in the media and politics. Gallup’s Wednesday survey noted that five of the 22 professions examined find themselves at “new lows in public esteem,” showing […]
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‘Ethical standards’ put whites at back of line for Covid-19 treatment
Minnesota public health agency has prioritized non-white residents in rationing of monoclonal antibodies Minnesota’s state health department has adopted new ethical standards that include considering a person’s skin color in determining who can receive a potentially life-saving treatment for Covid-19 patients. At issue is allocation of monoclonal antibodies, which have been in hot demand and […]
AI tool warns it will ‘never’ be ethical
An artificial intelligence tool trained on info taken from Wikipedia and Reddit has reportedly weighed in on the ethics of machine learning, arguing that the “ultimate defense” against an “AI arms race” was to not have AI at all. The Megatron Transformer, an AI machine-learning model developed by US chipmaker Nvidia’s applied deep-learning research team, […]