Tech Ethicist Mugs

Hate Platforms

"I wonder if A.I. will inevitably become as tired and depressed as we are."

Robots search for people's personal information in the cloud.

"Everyone at Megadrug is committed to the benefits of spoken therapies, which is why we developed 'nitrazone' to enhance the experience."

"Technology isn't making me smarter. It's allowing me to be dumb, faster."

"I guess it's ethical. Let me run it through my 'Ethics Check' app."

"Think you're pretty manly, eh? OK, put the gun down and let's have a fair fight."

'Loved your bit on market share, Felton - perfect blend of plausibility and outright deception.'

"Does anyone know anything about spyware?"

'One final question: Have you ever been disciplined, investigated or suspended for integrity on the job?'

"What did you download at school today?"

'You won't believe this, but even if the vaccine works, they wont give it to other sick mice.'

'The question is - to what level of data do we wish to stoop.'

"Nice talking to you too, even if you are a recorded message."

"Boss... I just read an article about trans-humanism. Apparently, sometime in the next 50 years, it will become possible to live forever."

The Price of Freedom

'You're in luck. Business ethics is a gray area.'

Experience is important, so I'm inclined to leave questions of ethics to those who have them.

"Discussion topic: Is our society becoming less civil and more violent?"

"Fact amnesty"

'Bad man. . . you are a Bad Man!'

"Absolutely, Senator, in my mind it was always my country first, and obscene profits second."

"It's a self-driving skateboard."

"And here is where we started putting profits before people."

'I don't know what all the fuss is about.'

"Hi, Mom - We learned in school today that ethics and morality are stupid and old-fashioned."

Information about information about information about information.

Domestic Spying Drones

'Are you sure these sprouts aren't GM?.'

I think therefore I am.

"So he said, 'Where's your moral compass?' So I ate him."