ethics

Education

Solving The Tech Industry's Ethics Problem Could Start In The Classroom

4:58pm May 31, 2019

by Zeninjor Enwemeka

Facebook, Google and other tech giants have been hit with problems they didn't anticipate their software creating. An MIT professor is teaching students that ethics is essential to their future work.

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New research explores how people think autonomous vehicles should handle moral dilemmas. Here, people walk in front of an autonomous taxi being demonstrated in Frankfurt, Germany, last year.

Science

Should Self-Driving Cars Have Ethics?

4:36pm October 26, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

To design a "moral machine," researchers updated a classic thought experiment for the autonomous vehicle age. But do we really want artificial intelligence making decisions on who lives or dies?

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross speaks during the SelectUSA Summit, in Oxon Hill, Md., Friday, June 22, 2018.

Politics & Government

Criticism from Ethics Watchdog Leads Commerce Secretary Ross To Sell Remaining Stocks

8:31am July 13, 2018

by Giles Snyder

After receiving a strongly worded letter from the government ethics office, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says he will sell all of his remaining stocks.

Port Authority Ethics Committee Chairwoman Caren Turner flashed her credentials before berating an officer after a traffic stop involving her daughter. She resigned after video of the incident surfaced.

National

VIDEO: New Jersey Ethics Official Resigns Over Ethics Violations, Berating Officer

6:14pm April 25, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

A state official flashed her credentials and powerful connections after a traffic stop involving her daughter. She profanely told a policeman to shut up. She no longer holds the post.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the mission of the EPA on Dec. 7, 2017.

Dogged By Scandal, EPA's Pruitt Turns To Damage Control

8:41pm April 04, 2018

by Scott Horsley

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is fending off a series of ethics investigations, amid lukewarm support from the White House.

Politics & Government

Two From Watauga Named To State Elections Board Had Sparred

10:11am March 20, 2018

by Paul Garber

Two Watauga County officials who frequently clashed over elections issues could be taking their disagreements to Raleigh - they've both been nominated to serve on Gov.

Trump administration Cabinet secretaries attend ceremonies for late evangelist Billy Graham at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 28. At least nine current and former members of the Cabinet face accusations of abusing their office.

Politics & Government

Trump's Cabinet Scandals: Is Abuse Of Office Contagious?

5:22am March 08, 2018

by Peter Overby

"Not only does unethical behavior spread, but it mutates into other forms of unethical behavior," says ethics consultant Susan Liautaud.

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The White House at night last week. President Trump has picked a new ethics chief, who, unlike past appointments, has won praise from experts.

Politics & Government

Trump's Choice For Ethics Chief Wins Praise As 'Somebody Who Plays It By The Book'

2:04pm February 09, 2018

by Peter Overby

Emory Rounds III is a career civil servant. If confirmed as director of the Office of Government Ethics, he will take charge of an agency under considerable pressure.

Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States on January 20, 2017, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Trump Has Revealed Assumptions About Handling Presidential Wealth, Businesses

7:00am January 20, 2018

by Marilyn Geewax

Trump has continued to own a business empire while serving as president. That has revealed that expectations about handling presidential wealth, businesses and brands was about norms not laws.

As Trump Enters Year Two In Office, Mueller Looking At Money Laundering

6:14pm January 17, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Russian influence in U.S. elections. While his probe's details are unknown, one focus may be links between President Trump and Russian money launderers.

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