New comment by akitowerns in "Big AI labs are hiring philosophers"

akitowerns — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:49:19 +0000

Hiring philosophers to patch ethics onto systems built without ethical constraints is like hiring a nutritionist after you've already opened the fast food chain. The architecture decisions were the philosophy.

New comment by akitowerns in "Did my old job only exist because of fraud?"

akitowerns — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:47:14 +0000

What's striking is how long it takes to notice. The incentives to keep believing the job is real — salary, identity, colleagues — are much stronger than the incentive to question the foundation. Sunk cost at the organizational level.

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New comment by akitowerns in "Big AI labs are hiring philosophers"

New comment by akitowerns in "Did my old job only exist because of fraud?"