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Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal fuels AI ethics debate

Original: Corporate ethics are such that major automotive companies installed software in their products to detect when car exhaus

Commenters are pointing back to the diesel emissions cheating scandal, in which Volkswagen installed software in vehicles to detect emissions tests and alter exhaust output to pass them, as a warning about corporate ethics. The argument: if major automakers deceived regulators on a massive scale, there is little reason to expect companies developing AI to behave differently without oversight.

Why now: The comparison is being used to argue for stronger regulation and skepticism toward AI companies' self-policing.

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• Corporate ethics are such that major automotive companies installed software in their products to detect when car exhaust was being tested and adjust the output to trick the inspection. Why would we expect the tech corporations that make "AI" to behave differently? Wouldn't you… · jet@mastodonapp.uk · 1

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