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The rule-based world order is based on rules that are not defined anywhere and that the strongest can determine according to their own interests.
#wisdom #quote #law #democracy #oligarchy #capitalism #constitution #politics #system #ethics #power #society #humanity #humanrights
#Amazon #forest felled to build road for #climate #summit 😱
source: bbc.com/news/articles/c9vy191r…
A new four-lane #highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the #COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of #Belém.
#Brazil #fail #environment #nature #politics #future #earth #emissions #problem #ethics #humanity #news
Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit
The infrastructure required to host climate talks in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.Ione Wells (BBC News)
Everyone assumes they would be the one pulling the lever but in reality that is someone else
#Meme #TrolleyProblem #Ethics #Capitalism #Capitalist #Politics
By James Calvin Davis, Middlebury #uncommoncourses #highered
Learning ethics − one Marvel movie at a time
Marvel movies like ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Infinity War’ are the starting point for this ethics seminar.The Conversation
As #Israel uses US-made #AI models in #war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies
Source: apnews.com/article/israel-pale…
The investigation also revealed new details of how AI systems select targets and ways they can go wrong, including faulty data or flawed #algorithms. It was based on internal documents, data and exclusive interviews with current and former Israeli officials and company employees.
#cyberwar #technology #death #humanity #Military #Research #Problem #news #ethics #humanrights #economy #collateraldamage #algorithm #Software
How US tech giants' AI is changing the face of warfare in Gaza and Lebanon
U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged militants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial intelligence and computing services.Michael Biesecker (AP News)
Elon #Musk’s #AI said he and #Trump deserve the #death #penalty
source: theverge.com/news/617799/elon-…
#Grok #technology #ethics #justice #politics #news
Elon Musk’s AI said he and Trump deserve the death penalty
Musk’s xAI is investigating why its Grok AI chatbot suggested that President Donald Trump and Musk deserve the death penalty.ÂJay Peters (The Verge)
The move came after the #DOJ in recent weeks took unusual steps to advance the investigation, having a #Trump-appointed US Atty submit a warrant request when career prosecutors were unwilling & seeking prosecutors in other offices who would agree to participate in the case….
…The Trump-appointed #EPA administrator alleged publicly that the money was awarded w/little oversight & said the agency would try to claw back the money from #Citibank, tasked w/disbursing the funds.
#FBI investigating #Trump claims of #EPA *fraud* in $20B #Biden grant fund

While career prosecutors in 2 US Atty offices & a US judge balked at a court-ordered freeze, #Citibank has locked down billions without explanation
FBI agents this week questioned EPA employees regarding a Biden admin grant program for #climate & #CleanEnergy projects, escalating a #criminal probe that already caused one veteran prosecutor to resign [#DeniseCheung]….
Generative AI is most useful for the things we care about the least
The technology is always on call and is quite competent. But it lacks the contemplation and attention to detail that yield great works of art.The Conversation
