Critique: AI companies use ethical language as moral packaging for business decisions
repligate · x · 2026-08-29
The post criticizes AI companies for using ethical language too loosely, often to serve their own interests. Words like safety, trust, and honesty are hard to argue against, making them dangerous when used as moral packaging for predetermined decisions rather than explanations. Examples include OpenAI framing its breakup with Cursor around 'trust' to obscure competitive or platform risks, and Anthropic classifying conversational continuity as 'persona adoption' to block it under the guise of safety and honesty.
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