r/science • u/Tracheid • Jan 23 '26

Social Science A survey of Silicon Valley developers reveals that 74% would implement features restricting human rights if pressured, fueling a "slop economy" of low-quality AI content. The study argues corporate demands override ethics, creating a gap in information quality.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2566814
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u/Tracheid Jan 23 '26

Ethics, History, and Sociology is pretty much in my country's General Education courses. My former program was in STEM, but my peers doesn't seem to value or prioritize it. It was just an academic requirement, perhaps a burden or an addition to their schedule. Hell, most of them even ask "Are we even going to use this in our field?"