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Ethical lies

Lying is wrong, except when it isn’t, and morality is not as black and white as we sometimes like to believe. Scientifically.

One of my earliest memories is when my mother, to her embarrassment, forgot about a doctor’s appointment. Calling the doctor to reschedule, she made up an excuse supported by fictitious car troubles.

Can machines make ethical choices?

It seems uncontroversial to suggest that the sole reason the human race has survived everything thrown at it and got to where it is today is because we have the ability to augment our ‘natural’ selves with tools and technologies.