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Are We Having a Moral Panic Over Misinformation?
In 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic rampaged across the globe, the World Health Organization declared that we had plunged into a second, simultaneous catastrophe: an infodemic. This global crisis was characterized by the rapid spread of false information, or misinformation, mostly in digital spaces. The fear was that such inaccuracies would leave the public unmoored, …
Health insurers have the means, moral obligation to invest in affordable housing and improve health
It’s been more than one year since COVID-19 appeared, yet families across the nation and the U.S. health care system are still straining under the weight of yet another surge in cases. While vaccine testing, development and even administration are underway, it is still difficult to imagine our daily lives, health care system and economy …
The role of technology in education speaks of a transfer of a moral function, and an abdication
Written by Krishna Kumar | Updated: September 18, 2020 9:23:44 am To expect that a social media company will help societies to deal with the public expression of hate is remarkable for two reasons. First, the expectation outsources the responsibility of controlling the outbreak of a destructive emotion like hatred. It suggests nothing less than …
Can a Machine Be Taught To Learn Moral Reasoning?
Is it OK to kill time? Machines used to find this question difficult to answer, but a new study reveals that artificial intelligence can be programmed to judge “right” from “wrong”.Published in Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, scientists have used books and news articles to “teach” a machine moral reasoning. Further, by limiting teaching materials …
Seen everywhere in last U.S. crisis, moral hazard is nowhere in this one
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S. Federal Reserve rolls out trillions of dollars to blunt the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, there’s a notable difference to the last financial crisis: close to zero concern over “moral hazard” – the sticky business of bailing out those whose dilemma is of their own making. FILE …
KHAN: Is America Suffering A Mental Health Crisis Or A Moral Crisis?
Amid the mass shootings, the substantial uptick in suicides, and the addiction epidemic, the constant refrain seems to be that America is suffering a mental health crisis. Certainly, the numbers bear out when we consider prescription drug use to treat anxiety and depression alone. Harvard University reported that antidepressant use has increased by 400% since …
Moral outrage about new technology risks making us a prisoner of the past | Business
You can’t be too careful” is not just a widely used catchphrase. It is considered to be a truism. But when it comes to how we approach new technologies, the evidence strongly suggests these supposed words of wisdom to be false. Very often we seem to be far too careful, over-cautious and unwilling or unable …
‘Moral cowardice?’ Critics blast NOAA after defense of Trump’s Hurricane Dorian claim about Alabama
Former top officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are assailing the agency for undermining its weather forecasters as it defends President Donald Trump’s statement from days ago that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama. They say NOAA’s action risks the credibility of the nation’s weather and science agency and may even risk lives. Dismay came …
Dalai Lama says Donald Trump has a ‘lack of moral principle’ | World news
The Dalai Lama has said Donald Trump lacks moral principle and that he is open to the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists being a woman, but only if she is “attractive”. In an interview with the BBC, the Dalai Lama also said that while he was a supporter of the EU and thought it …
