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Tragedy of the Commons

Tragedy of the Commons

The Tragedy of the Commons describes a situation where a shared resource is exploited – because of individual self-interest – and damages overall social welfare.

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Technological Somnambulism

Technological Somnambulism

Technological somnambulism refers to the unreflective, blind creation and adoption of new technologies without consideration for their long-term societal and ethical impacts.

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Optimism Bias

Optimism Bias

The optimism bias can lead us to neglect responsible actions and moral accountability by overestimating positive outcomes and underestimating negative ones.

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Motivated Blindness

Motivated Blindness

Motivated blindness describes the often-unconscious tendency we have to fail to notice the wrongdoing of others when noticing it would be inconsistent with our own self-interest.

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Halo Effect

Halo Effect

The halo effect is a cognitive bias where a positive impression of one trait of a person or company leads us to assume all their other traits are also positive.

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Algorithmic Bias

Algorithmic Bias

Algorithmic bias occurs when AI algorithms reflect human prejudices due to biased data or design, leading to unfair or discriminatory outcomes.

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Moral Injury

Moral Injury

Moral injury is the lasting psychological harm we experience when we commit, or learn of actions, that are inconsistent with our moral beliefs.

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Moral Disengagement

Moral Disengagement

Moral disengagement describes the mechanisms we use to convince ourselves that our actions which violate our moral standards are permissible.

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) describes machines that can think and learn like human beings. AI is continually evolving, and includes subfields such as machine learning and generative AI.

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Moral Hazard

Moral Hazard

Moral hazard describes the phenomenon whereby those who make decisions bear no risk if the decision is poor and things go wrong.

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