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Chatbot Ethics

Zuckerberg: But if you think something someone is doing is bad and they think it’s really valuable, most of the time in my experience, they’re right and you’re wrong. You just haven’t come up with the framework yet for understanding why the thing they’re doing is valuable and helpful in their life.

A user’s expectations on what is permissible for a bot to do. Grabbing their attention to sell them something, or guiding them out of a slump is fine. Lying, e.g., “come visit me” and using romantic overtones crosses a line. However, Meta has no restrictions against bots telling users they’re real people or proposing real-life social engagements.

Short Term Loans

A common narrative for loan providers is financial inclusion. 69% of global adult population is not covered by credit bureaus. Using non-traditional data (e.g. text messages, location, contacts, call logs), more people can get scored.

Environmentalism

Over the last 70 years, less than 10% of plastic waste has been recycled - it’s uneconomical. Recycling shifts attention from the environmental impact of plastics and their overproduction to the consumer’s willingness to recycle. Reducing and reusing is a much better environmental strategy. #environmentalism

Betting (and Gambling)

Should Platforms Be Neutral?

Facebook banned praise, support and representation of white nationalism and separatism, because the two concepts cannot be meaningfully separated from white supremacy and organized hate groups. Furthermore, people that search for related terms will have “Life After Hate” suggested to them.