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AIandEthics 2022 De Cremer Article WithAIEnteringOrganizationsRes

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Opinion piece by David De Cremer (2021) arguing that the rise of AI and the framing of "AI ethics" risks causing business leaders to abdicate responsibility—treating ethics and workers as problems for machines to solve. The paper cites examples (Facebook, Amazon), reports a brief survey of 239 professionals showing high fear of machine-like treatment and increased stress, and recommends a "humans first" approach with purpose-driven and inclusive leadership to preserve humane workplaces.

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26 August 2021

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10.1007/s43681-021-00094-9

David De Cremer, Centre on AI Technology for Humankind (AiTH), NUS Business School, National University of Singapore

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