Hosted by Aryan Shah, with guests Jessica Huang and Scott Sobolewski In this episode of Viterbi Conversations in Ethics, hosted by Aryan Shah, a data…
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Ethical Care: Navigating Healthcare Choices
Hosted by Aryan Shah, with guests Julia Gloria and Vasil Gucev In this episode of Viterbi Conversations in Ethics, host Aryan Shah, a data science…
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How ChatGPT Can Combat Conspiracy Theories
Convincing a conspiracy theorist that they are wrong is usually a futile effort, but ChatGPT might have better luck. New research suggests that debating with a sympathetic chatbot may help pluck people who believe in conspiracy theories out of the rabbit hole. The study “Durably Reducing Conspiracy Beliefs Through Dialogues With AI,” published on September 13 in the journal Science, shows that conversing with a chatbot can weaken people’s beliefs in a given conspiracy theory. This study demonstrates that, although there exists the potential for generative AI to supercharge disinformation, it can also be part of the solution.
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The Day Before: The Ethical Lesson of Misleading Game Marketing
The highly anticipated MMO survival game, The Day Before, faced significant backlash upon release due to misleading marketing tactics by Fntastic, the game developers. The discrepancies between the polished trailers and the actual state of the game, coupled with allegations of fabricated footage and unfair labor practices, have led to widespread disappointment among players. This incident highlighted the need for greater transparency and accountability within the gaming industry, emphasizing the importance of ethical marketing practices to rebuild trust between developers and players.
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Neuralink’s Gamble: Public Response After First Clinical Trial’s Failure
Neuralink’s Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) technology, brain chip, has demonstrated its potential to restore mobility to those with paralysis. However, the brain chip’s technical challenges and ethical dilemmas have begun to surface after its first clinical trial. The human brain and machine connection raises heated ethical discussions about BCI’s potential implications.
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CrowdStrike’s Global Computer Crash Fiasco
CrowdStrike released a faulty system update that caused computers to crash on a large scale all over the world. From grounding flights, to delaying medical treatment, the outage reveals the dangers of putting all your cybersecurity defenses into one company.
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Life and Morality: The Ethical Debate of Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Organ Transplants
Organ donations and transplants are responsible for saving the lives of thousands of people per year. However, these procedures come with numerous complications, including ischemia-reperfusion, which can lead to transplant failure. A new method called normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) is gaining more attention for its potential to reduce some of these complications compared to more traditional methods. Despite its potential, NRP is sparking ethical debates among the medical community.
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Chandra X-ray Observatory: A Stellar Legacy at Risk
NASA has shocked the scientific community with its proposition to decommission the Chandra X-ray Observatory. This has sparked a heated debate about the ethics of shutting down such a crucial scientific instrument. Given Chandra’s groundbreaking discoveries, historical significance, and potential for future research, many have come together to reverse the decision and preserve this invaluable asset for current and future generations of scientists and space enthusiasts.
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Hosted by Aryan Shah, Deep Shah, and Kayden-Harmony Greensteinwith with guest Jenna German Is our privacy at risk in the age of facial recognition? This…
View More Face Value: The Ethics of Facial Recognition TechnologyNavigating the Stars: Ethical Dilemmas in Interplanetary Expansion
Hosted by Aryan Shah, Deep Shah, and Kayden-Harmony Greenstein, with guests Nakul Malik and James Austin Are we aiming too high with our interplanetary ambitions,…
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