it’s cool how almost all the worst nightmares of technology ethicists and ethicists in general are coming true right now
[fingerkisses] Perfect. As was foretold in my prophecy. Still waiting for the poison control nightmare.
March 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
it’s cool how almost all the worst nightmares of technology ethicists and ethicists in general are coming true right now
If only there were military ethicists who might have warned about this....🤔
Now lethality means "6'2" chiseled white guy," it has nothing to do with proficiency at military tasks and drills. If you don't look like CBum, you need not apply.
I'd also note that being able to bench 405+ won't protect you from a projectile moving at 2700 ft/sec, no matter who is firing
I'd also note that being able to bench 405+ won't protect you from a projectile moving at 2700 ft/sec, no matter who is firing
February 21, 2026 at 3:12 PM
If only there were military ethicists who might have warned about this....🤔
One for my ethicists.
Hegseth at NATO summit: "We can talk all we want about values. Values are important. But you can't shoot values."
February 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
One for my ethicists.
there are digital ethicists who understand how the tech works! At least [checks notes] 3 of them
September 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM
there are digital ethicists who understand how the tech works! At least [checks notes] 3 of them
check on your favorite ethicists today
Immanuel Kant is responsible for the Ukraine war and "global chaos" in general, says Kaliningrad Governor.
More detail here via Google Translate but no, it doesn't really help it make any more sense: fedpress.ru/news/39/soci...
(Via @polidemitolog.bsky.social)
More detail here via Google Translate but no, it doesn't really help it make any more sense: fedpress.ru/news/39/soci...
(Via @polidemitolog.bsky.social)
February 12, 2024 at 2:04 PM
check on your favorite ethicists today
you do realize there are SCORES of books written by neurologists and philosophers and medical ethicists on this topic, yeah?
like i'm begging you people for one time in your life to crack open a book and READ
like i'm begging you people for one time in your life to crack open a book and READ
March 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
you do realize there are SCORES of books written by neurologists and philosophers and medical ethicists on this topic, yeah?
like i'm begging you people for one time in your life to crack open a book and READ
like i'm begging you people for one time in your life to crack open a book and READ
just an infinite fountain of text which gives ethicists brain damage
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
just an infinite fountain of text which gives ethicists brain damage
With ethicists like these…
June 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
With ethicists like these…
No ethicists. Wonder how much a seat at the table costed.
March 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM
No ethicists. Wonder how much a seat at the table costed.
Neuroscientists have made a major advance in modeling the human brain in mice, offering a new way to study conditions like cerebral palsy. Ethicists ask if it changes how these mice should be treated. n.pr/4Al6LSA
Mice with human brain cells offer a tool to study disease. Ethicists ask: What's next?
Neuroscientists have made a major advance in modeling the human brain in mice, offering a new way to study conditions like cerebral palsy. Ethicists ask if it changes how these mice should be treated.
n.pr
September 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Neuroscientists have made a major advance in modeling the human brain in mice, offering a new way to study conditions like cerebral palsy. Ethicists ask if it changes how these mice should be treated. n.pr/4Al6LSA
FUN FACT PROFESSIONAL ETHICISTS ARE NOT NOTICEABLY MORE ETHICAL THAN OTHER PROFESSORS
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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May 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
FUN FACT PROFESSIONAL ETHICISTS ARE NOT NOTICEABLY MORE ETHICAL THAN OTHER PROFESSORS
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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This is cultural suicide and intellectual vandalism. In an era where humanities-illiterate tech bros have unearned god-like powers, we need historians, philosophers, ethicists, classicists more than ever.
June 30, 2026 at 6:32 AM
This is cultural suicide and intellectual vandalism. In an era where humanities-illiterate tech bros have unearned god-like powers, we need historians, philosophers, ethicists, classicists more than ever.
we are all Aristotelians/virtue ethicists now
and the usually lib-coded advice here says "and then women will like you because you're a more fully realized person" but I think that's kinda missing the point. these things are good as ends, not means. it is good to be competent because competence *feels good*.
January 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
we are all Aristotelians/virtue ethicists now
*virtue ethicists enter the chat*
The thing that's so difficult in fighting pseudoscience is that its followers fundamentally don't believe in expertise.
Exceptional people? Sure. The naturally gifted? of course.
But I've talked to people face-to-face who simply don't believe people can get better at things.
Exceptional people? Sure. The naturally gifted? of course.
But I've talked to people face-to-face who simply don't believe people can get better at things.
August 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
*virtue ethicists enter the chat*
Legal ethicists fear Trump loyalist is 'carrying water' for president on the bench
www.alternet.org
Legal ethicists fear Trump loyalist is 'carrying water' for president on the bench
twp.ai
January 6, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Legal ethicists fear Trump loyalist is 'carrying water' for president on the bench
Ethicists say Seinfeld characters might be sentient and capable of feeling pain. When Elaine is told “no soup for you” she looks genuinely distressed about being banned from the soup shop for one year
August 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Ethicists say Seinfeld characters might be sentient and capable of feeling pain. When Elaine is told “no soup for you” she looks genuinely distressed about being banned from the soup shop for one year
Same! This case even came up at an ethics conference I was at recently and 90% of ethicists in the room thought it was up to the teenager
December 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Same! This case even came up at an ethics conference I was at recently and 90% of ethicists in the room thought it was up to the teenager
I resigned from Google DeepMind bc it broke its founding promise by selling AI to the military without restrictions against killer robots or mass spying.
For months, I worked to stop this but watched powerful ethicists and institutions choose silence.
Here's what happened. 🧵
For months, I worked to stop this but watched powerful ethicists and institutions choose silence.
Here's what happened. 🧵
July 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I resigned from Google DeepMind bc it broke its founding promise by selling AI to the military without restrictions against killer robots or mass spying.
For months, I worked to stop this but watched powerful ethicists and institutions choose silence.
Here's what happened. 🧵
For months, I worked to stop this but watched powerful ethicists and institutions choose silence.
Here's what happened. 🧵
Some writing about this from AI ethicists for folks who are curious:
www.noemamag.com/the-exploite...
www.noemamag.com/the-exploite...
November 30, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Some writing about this from AI ethicists for folks who are curious:
www.noemamag.com/the-exploite...
www.noemamag.com/the-exploite...
You didn't get rich by hiring ethicists
August 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
You didn't get rich by hiring ethicists
FTC's latest move is to see how many trans kids they can kill. This is dangerous and beyond stupid, and way beyond anything the FTC is supposed to have authority over.
June 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
FTC's latest move is to see how many trans kids they can kill. This is dangerous and beyond stupid, and way beyond anything the FTC is supposed to have authority over.
For real though. Ethicists and people with common sense know that if you make it legal to sell organs, you will turn human beings into prey for greedy sociopaths.
August 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
For real though. Ethicists and people with common sense know that if you make it legal to sell organs, you will turn human beings into prey for greedy sociopaths.
*finally* ethicists are starting to discuss the real problems I face in my life!
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 AM
*finally* ethicists are starting to discuss the real problems I face in my life!
Media ethicists don't struggle to see where things went wrong. Flacks on panels. Guests allowed to lie with impunity, then invited back. Too much anonymous sourcing. Anecdotes replacing data. Fearing the government. Avoiding hard truths in favor of bothsidesism. Proft over news.
January 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Media ethicists don't struggle to see where things went wrong. Flacks on panels. Guests allowed to lie with impunity, then invited back. Too much anonymous sourcing. Anecdotes replacing data. Fearing the government. Avoiding hard truths in favor of bothsidesism. Proft over news.
Also, there are lots of anti-abortion ethicists in philosophy departments, which is where they should be. (Along with pro-choice ethicists, of course.)
July 21, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Also, there are lots of anti-abortion ethicists in philosophy departments, which is where they should be. (Along with pro-choice ethicists, of course.)