Because tech industry ethics teams lack resources and authority, their effectiveness is spotty at best, according to a new study.
  • ffmike@beehaw.org
    4·
    1 year ago

    And just like DEI teams, ethics teams will be easy to cut back on if a company runs into economic trouble.

  • Banzai51@midwest.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    It’s like having a security team.

    Security team to Joe Blow tech: Hey, you shouldn’t do that.
    Joe Blow’s Manager: Hey Joe Blow, deploy that asap.
    Joe Blow deploys.

  • nhgeek@beehaw.org
    3·
    1 year ago

    This makes perfect sense and should be expected. Many business models are incompatible with ethics (see Meta for an example). The business model defines their behavior. Having these teams is a PR exercise for such organizations.