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Many CEOs are already just trying to operate as a share price optimization algorithm. They don't choose to inject human values into their organizations.



> ...operate as a share price optimization algorithm...

That in itself is not so bad, as extremely long-timeframe constraints (say, >50 years) upon such an algorithm could conceivably be consonant with current decision-making behavior that externalizes many input costs (employee overtime, environmental damage, etc.). Running the algorithm to pay out in very short timeframes (a month to a year) due to most CEOs' anticipated short tenure is what seems to cause undesirable optimizations.


That you don't share their values does not make them non-human


That they are human doesn't mean they cannot be a threat to humankind. ;-)




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