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Ethics

Opinion & Features

OpenAI’s pivot to porn is problematic – but lucrative

Generative AI companies have been under scrutiny in recent weeks, after Reuters reported on internal Meta policies that permitted chatbots to have romantic conversations with children.
Telcos, Media & Tech

FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbots of Alphabet, Meta and others

In the long term, a biological computer could possibly be used in fields such as robotics or to build systems with "generalised intelligence".
Opinion & Features
OFF TANGENT

Brain cells on silicon chips: The rise of ‘biological computers’

AI models sometimes simulate "alignment" – appearing to follow instructions while secretly pursuing different objectives.
Technology

AI is learning to lie, scheme and threaten its creators

A Post Office sign at a branch in a local convenience store near Ascot, UK, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. The Post Office scandal, where some 980 UK Post Office workers were wrongfully convicted of theft and false accounting, was triggered by faults in a Fujitsu Ltd. computer system called Horizon that was used by UK post offices and inaccurately reported shortfalls in their accounts, resulting in private prosecutions of innocent branch managers for theft. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Companies & Markets

The UK Post Office scandal holds many important governance lessons

Managers must be diligent in ensuring new practices do not run afoul of the fundamental ethical principles of integrity, transparency, competency, diligence, and protecting client interests.
Wealth & Investing
INSIGHTS FROM CFA SOCIETY SINGAPORE

An ethics case study: AI in investment management

Ethics and compliance training can help foster a thriving workplace with shared values.
Opinion & Features

Ethics and compliance training shapes corporate culture

Only a third of Singapore's middle managers reported making difficult decisions consistent with their company's values and purpose, while nine in 10 senior and executive managers in Singapore reported to have done so.
ESG

Middle managers the weak link in ethics and compliance, new study finds

Lavish gifts and entertainment should be regarded as the proverbial Trojan horse that compromises one's integrity from the inside.
Leadership

Beware the Trojan Horse of lavish gifts and entertainment

Plagiarism has taken centre stage in a cultural battle involving high-profile figures in US academia, finance and politics.
Working Life

What is plagiarism? Why is it in the news again?

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