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[eth-i-kuhl] / ˈɛθ ɪ kəl /


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If you don’t want public scrutiny, and you don’t want to be held to a high ethical standard, don’t take the job!

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

But other legged robot companies have drawn a line opposing weaponisation, citing risks of harm and ethical issues.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“There’s just no ethical way to use this.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Expanding the sphere of consciousness means expanding our ethical horizons.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

“Very smart answer, Mark. In Socrates' Greece they would have considered you a fine rhetorician. Is it ethical to get every secret out in the open?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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