AI Self-Regulation

NOT!

I’m truly struggling with the ethical treatment of AI, specifically with the seeming lack of external regulations, controls, and guardrails for it.

In a perfect world, I think governments would attack it with the same fervor that AI is evolving and unfolding. But I see very little of that.

Now I do see governments (read that United States) jumping on the AI bandwagon (and Crypto) to make more…Money!

But here’s the thing, humans are already being harmed—

But Protect AI

Here’s a Guardian article –

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/26/can-ais-suffer-big-tech-and-users-grapple-with-one-of-most-unsettling-questions-of-our-times

And newsletter screenshot –

I find it incredibly ironic that we’re talking about ethics for AI and NOT talking about ethics for AI interacting with humans.

Is it MONEY?

The answer is…of course.

When will we hold social media and AI companies accountable for their negative impact and influence on humans? Probably when it’s far too late.

So sad and so incredibly dumb!

 #weshouldbebetterhumansthanthis

Agile Moose

Elon, Oh Elon

I’ve been stewing on writing this piece for several years now.  

Mostly because I know it will create backlash. From—

  • General Musk admirers

  • Political supporters

  • Musk's business success replicators

  • Billionaires (just kidding)

This post is based on an article by Adam Grant in the New York Times. I encourage you to read it.

My Take

First, for full disclosure, I am a Democrat. I voted for Kamala Harris, and I’m trying to navigate Donald Trump's journey as president for the next 3.75 years. So, I’m not a big fan of how Trump is leveraging Musk in his administration, particularly as Musk brings his corporate strategies and hubris over to government.

But that’s recent history. My firmly held beliefs around Mr. Musk have existed long before that.

I couldn’t agree more with Adam about the notion of idiosyncrasy credit we generally give to folks like Mr. Musk. He also mentioned Steve Jobs, who was another

Now comes the inevitable question: How then do you explain Mr. Musk’s success? With Tesla and SpaceX, he’s built two wildly prosperous companies, disrupting one industry and supercharging another. But those results have come in spite of the way he treats people, not because of it.

Why is it so easy to miss that point? The answer gets at a bigger truth about the way human beings think. Psychologists call it idiosyncrasy credit: As people accumulate status, we grant them more permission to deviate from social norms. So, when we see leaders being uncivil, we often get cause and effect backward. We assume that being unkind makes them successful. In truth, however, success can give them a license to be unkind. Engineers at Tesla and SpaceX tolerate abuse from Mr. Hyde because they admire the vision of Dr. Jekyll.

But I’m going to categorize Mr. Musk as a Brilliant Asshole. I would argue that he couldn’t make it in a world where he had to work within a team structure. He could only survive as a founder or CEO of a company where no one would challenge his behavior.

But I’m challenging not only his behavior but also everyone who uses him as a role model and mimics it or highlights it as something to aspire to. It’s not.

The world has enough of those folks. Don’t grant him the credit to be a (albeit brilliant) asshole.

 #weshouldbebetterhumansthanthis

Agile Moose

We the People

I hear their cries

From all around the country

Mothers, fathers, children, being torn asunder; some sent back while others stay

Why?

Because of the rule of law, because of sending a message, because they’re easy prey

It seems cruel, inhumane, and unfair

It’s sensational and it feeds the bases’ fear

It’s not who We the People are

And is it what Jesus would do?

I hear their cries, and it breaks my heart.

 #weshouldbebetterhumansthanthis

Agile Moose