ethics

Why Product Managers Hold the Key to Ethical AI Success

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Why Product Managers Hold the Key to Ethical AI Success

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming regulated industries like healthcare, finance and legal services, but navigating these changes requires a careful balance between innovation and compliance. In healthcare, for example, AI-powered diagnostic tools are enhancing outcomes by improving breast cancer detection rates by 9.4% compared to human radiologists, … Read more

Matt Gaetz Accused of Sex With Minor in House Ethics Report

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Matt Gaetz Accused of Sex With Minor in House Ethics Report

The House Ethics Committee’s investigation into Matt Gaetz found “substantial evidence” that the former Florida representative had engaged in illicit drug use and sexual misconduct while in office. The evidence includes an allegation that he paid a 17-year-old for sex in 2017, according to a draft of the report obtained by CBS News and other … Read more

Former Democratic party chair’s state consultant deal violated law

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Former Democratic party chair’s state consultant deal violated law

Rick Palacio, the former chair of the Colorado Democratic Party, violated the state’s ethics law when he became a consultant for Gov. Jared Polis in late 2020 because he had too recently served as the governor’s chief of staff, the state’s Independent Ethics Commission ruled. Former Colorado Democratic Party chairman Rick Palacio. (Handout) The commission … Read more

Why Eric Adams Refuses to Clean House in the Mayor’s Office

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Why Eric Adams Refuses to Clean House in the Mayor’s Office

The New York Democratic strategist wasn’t being funny or facetious. “I’ve been offline for a couple of hours,” he said. “Is anyone else being investigated or arrested?” Indeed, the wave of bad news crashing down on New York mayor Eric Adams for the past two weeks seemed to grow in size and dimension almost daily, … Read more

Colorado GOP committee ousts Dave Williams as chair in contested vote

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Colorado GOP committee ousts Dave Williams as chair in contested vote

Dave Williams and other top officials in the Colorado Republican Party are “squatters,” illegitimately occupying the party’s Greenwood Village headquarters after having been booted from their leadership positions over the weekend. So says Eli Bremer, whom the party’s central committee selected to replace Williams as party chair in a vote on Saturday. Eli Bremer in … Read more

China’s science ministry names and shames 10 for misconduct in research funding proposals

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China’s science ministry names and shames 10 for misconduct in research funding proposals

The denouncement came one day after the closing of the ruling Communist Party’s third plenum, where party leaders vowed to bolster a high-quality workforce to develop critical technologies. Beijing views original innovation and tech self-reliance as pivotal to its footing in the global tech race and to break US-led containment. It has increased spending on … Read more

SBC passes IVF resolution urging adoption of frozen embryos

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SBC passes IVF resolution urging adoption of frozen embryos

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Wednesday, June 12, 2024 A process of artificial insemination of an egg in an IVF clinic. | iStock/Kalinovskiy The Southern Baptist Convention has passed a resolution on the topic of in vitro fertilization, expressing concern about the procedure while also encouraging the adoption of frozen embryos. Known as “On … Read more

Denver ethics board says Flor Alvidrez’s spending was “reckless”

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Denver ethics board says Flor Alvidrez’s spending was “reckless”

The Denver Board of Ethics on Wednesday found that City Councilwoman Flor Alvidrez’s spending and bookkeeping habits in her first few months in office did not violate the city’s ethics code. But board members expressed serious concerns about what some termed Alvidrez’s “careless” or “reckless” use of taxpayer dollars last year, and they voted to … Read more

Nigerian govt reiterates commitment to supporting teaching hospitals’ personnel

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Nigerian govt reiterates commitment to supporting teaching hospitals’ personnel

The Federal Government of Nigeria has pledged to support the training of personnel in teaching hospitals and other tertiary health institutions to address emerging challenges in healthcare delivery. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this when he received a delegation of the management of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital at the presidential villa. He noted … Read more

Colorado’s Jena Griswold faces criticism for anti-Trump advocacy

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Colorado’s Jena Griswold faces criticism for anti-Trump advocacy

It is no secret that Jena Griswold, Colorado’s secretary of state since 2019, has a major problem with former President Donald Trump. A quick scroll through her account on X, formerly known as Twitter, reveals dozens of condemnations of the former president, with Griswold repeatedly calling him an “oath-breaking insurrectionist” and a “threat to democracy.” … Read more