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Alphabet Workers Union to bring back the ‘Don’t be evil’ motto

HR Digest

On Monday, the group announced the creation of the AWU with an op-ed in The New York Times , after years of employees protesting for better workplace inclusivity and ethics at the search engine. They have developed artificial intelligence technology for use by the Department of Defense and profited from ads by a hate group.

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IT Manager Job Description and Duties (JD) Template

HR Digest

Oversee the entire staff of the information and technology department. Plan strategies that will help in business development. Implement strategies to boost technology programs. A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a similar field is required. Strong work ethics.

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Is Your Company Using Employee Data Ethically?

Harvard Business Review

Supreme Court, once said , “Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is right to do.” ” Associate Justice Stewart probably didn’t know how new data technologies would soon begin to blur those boundaries. For sales and business development, this is an invaluable tool.

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Ethics for Technologists (and Facebook)

Harvard Business Review

In retrospect, if I had to write it again, I’d include a section or chapter on ethics. The ongoing explosion of technologically-enabled business opportunities inherently expand the ethical dilemmas, quandaries and trade-offs managements will confront. Ethics Information & technology Innovation'

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Preventing Another Bangladesh Tragedy: Three Ways to Transform Supply Chain Ethics

Harvard Business Review

So here are three radical suggestions for transforming the field of supply chain ethics. In telecommunications and information technology, experts are waking up to the need for full "chains of custody" for components because of the threat of malicious " hardware Trojan horses." They aren''t going to be adopted anytime soon.

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Predict What Employees Will Do Without Freaking Them Out

Harvard Business Review

Will Wolf, the Global Head of Talent Acquisition & Development said that even if employees are not interested in the offered roles, “they are blown away that we’re going out of our way to try to find them something interesting and new.”. Human resources Information & technology Managing people'

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We Need to Approach AI Risks Like We Do Natural Disasters

Harvard Business Review

Since insurers cannot completely mitigate the outsized risks posed by extreme weather events, governments of many developed countries and international organizations provide natural catastrophe relief through government agencies like the Federal Emergency Management Agency and public flood insurance programs. AI International Protocols.