I’m officially done with takes on AI beginning “Ethical concerns aside…”.

No! Stop right there.

Ethical concerns front and center. First thing. Let’s get this out of the way and then see if thre is anything left worth talking about.

Ethics is the formalisation of how we are treating one another as human beings and how we relate to the world around us.

It is *impossible* to put ethics aside.

What you mean is “I don’t want to apologise for my greed and selfishness.”

Say that first.

@janl
Ethical concerns are what keeps us from jumping over the table and strangling middle managers with their own neckties when they suggest using AI, and I don't know how we could make that any more obvious.
@petealexharris @janl wait, are we *not* strangling them now?

@CartyBoston @janl
Of course not that would be unethical, what did I just say.

Unrelated, I have a rolled up carpet at the office I need to dispose of. It's surprisingly heavy so I'll need a couple of uncurious people to help.