Moral, Ethics, and Politics
Introduction
What is Moral? What is Ethics? What is Politics?
Why does Morality matter to you?
It is not about be ”moral high ground”.
Research
Ecosystem
Standards, jobs, industry, roles, …
Story
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FAQ
Worked examples
Exercises or Projects
Leadership
Not everyone is a leader, some people are contributors.
Codes of conduct
Right, wrong, and ok acts.
There is nothing wrong with doing honest, productive work even though some people are worse off.
Learning ethics and intellectual integrity
Honor Code [1] [5]
[6] [7]
Collaboration
Citizenship
TODO
https://cs61a.org/articles/about/
Worked examples
- Mathematics or Code. Automatic Verification such as Testing or Lean Proven?
- Languages in Anki.
FAQ
Notes
Public policies
Reveled preference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0L28Bn6IXI
Migration
Passports
- Issuance: Passports are issued by a country’s government and serve as an official identification document for international travel. They typically include the holder’s photo, name, date of birth, nationality, and passport number.
- Requirements: Applicants usually need to provide proof of citizenship, identification documents, photos, and sometimes biometric data. There may also be a fee and processing time involved.
Visas
- Types of Visas:
- Tourist Visa: For short-term visits for leisure purposes.
- Business Visa: For attending meetings, conferences, or business-related activities.
- Student Visa: For individuals pursuing educational programs abroad (e.g., F-1 visa in the USA).
- Work Visa: For individuals employed in the host country (e.g., H-1B visa in the USA).
- Family Visa: For family reunification purposes, allowing family members to join a resident in the host country.
- Transit Visa: For passing through a country en route to another destination.
- Humanitarian/Refugee Visa: For individuals fleeing persecution, war, or disaster.
- Temporary/Seasonal Worker Visa: For short-term employment in sectors like agriculture.
- Application Process:
- Determine Visa Type: Based on the purpose of the visit.
- Complete Application: Fill out the necessary forms, often online, and provide required documentation (e.g., passport, photos, proof of purpose of visit).
- Pay Fees: Visa application fees vary by country and visa type.
- Schedule Interview: Many countries require an in-person interview at an embassy or consulate.
- Biometric Data: Provide fingerprints and photographs as part of the application process.
- Attend Interview: Answer questions regarding the visit and provide additional documents if required.
- Processing Time: Wait for the visa to be processed; this can take days to weeks.
Government
Head of Government
Head of State
Chief Executive
Commander-in-Chief
State of religion
Final veto power
US government
United States House of Representatives
Visas
| Visa Type | Description |
| B-1 | Business visitors |
| B-2 | Tourist visitors |
| F-1 | Academic students |
| F-2 | Dependents of F-1 visa holders |
| M-1 | Vocational students |
| M-2 | Dependents of M-1 visa holders |
| J-1 | Exchange visitors |
| J-2 | Dependents of J-1 visa holders |
| H-1B | Specialty occupation workers |
| H-2A | Temporary agricultural workers |
| H-2B | Temporary non-agricultural workers |
| H-3 | Trainees |
| H-4 | Dependents of H-1B, H-2A, H-2B, and H-3 visa holders |
| L-1 | Intracompany transferees |
| L-2 | Dependents of L-1 visa holders |
| O-1 | Individuals with extraordinary ability or achievement |
| O-2 | Accompanying personnel of O-1 visa holders |
| O-3 | Dependents of O-1 and O-2 visa holders |
| P-1 | Athletes, artists, and entertainers |
| P-2 | Artists and entertainers in reciprocal exchange programs |
| P-3 | Artists and entertainers in culturally unique programs |
| P-4 | Dependents of P-1, P-2, and P-3 visa holders |
| R-1 | Religious workers |
| R-2 | Dependents of R-1 visa holders |
| TN | NAFTA professionals (Canada and Mexico) |
| E-1 | Treaty traders |
| E-2 | Treaty investors |
| E-3 | Specialty occupation workers from Australia |
| K-1 | Fiancé(e) of U.S. citizen |
| K-2 | Dependents of K-1 visa holders |
| K-3 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (awaiting approval of I-130 immigrant petition) |
| K-4 | Dependents of K-3 visa holders |
| Q-1 | Participants in international cultural exchange programs |
British government
Stone of Destiny
Court of St James's
The House of COmmons and the House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house and consists of 800 appointees by the Queen.
Court of lords
Professional Conduct. Focus on computing.
[8]
Planned obsolescence
Worked examples
Blockchain
ISO 5001
España, Ciucre. "¡Copiad malditos! (Documental RTVE)." YouTube, 18 Apr. 2011, www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY0i4xJss9c&ab_channel=CIUCREESPAÑA.
Licenses
Business Source License MariaDB
Programming Language and ecosystem
API licenses
Software Package Data Exchange
Machine Learning models
Data
Industry considerations
Open source
Robert Kearns
Non-obviousness in United States patent law
Infrastructure
Toll road
The London congestion charge, the Stockholm congestion tax, the Milan Area C, and high-occupancy toll lanes in the United States.
Internet
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Egalitarian
Organizations
FAQ
Are Corporations Moral Agents?
https://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2015/12/are-corporations-moral-agents/
State
Narcotraffic
Privacy
ISO 27000
Zimmermann Telegram
GDPR
CCPA
INAI
1:30min - IoT dentro de tu casa [CES]
6:25min - IoT dentro de tu cuerpo (Kegg [Kristina Cahojova ], Apnea del Sueño [Eric Umansky]
13:00min IoT y la violencia doméstica y abuso tecnológico [Ferial Nijem])
22:24min - Sistema de crédito social [China]
25:40min - Policia Predictiva [Vancouver, Los Angeles]
32:15min - Sidewalk Labs [Google]
37:40min - FAB LAB Smart Citizen [Barcelona]
Jabiertzo. "PROBANDO el SISTEMA de CRÉDITO SOCIAL de CHINA." 22 May. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj2d1xesbRI&t=567s&ab_channel=Jabiertzo.
Corporations
Smedley Butler
Business Plot
War
War Is a Racket
References
[1] Policies. (2022, December 07). Retrieved from https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs188/fa22/policies/#prerequisites
[2] Fridman, L. (2022, December 12). Ed Calderon: Mexican Drug Cartels | Lex Fridman Podcast #346. Youtube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PIOoJMMptA&ab_channel=LexFridman
[3] Fridman, L. (2020, July 08). Peter Singer: Suffering in Humans, Animals, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #107. Youtube. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llh-2pqSGrs&ab_channel=LexFridman
[4] Honor Code & Community Standards. (2023, January 02). Retrieved from https://www.deans.caltech.edu/HonorCode
[5] Principles of Community | Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, & Justice. (2023, January 02). Retrieved from https://diversity.berkeley.edu/principles-community
[6] 6.009 Spring 2019. (2023, January 13). Retrieved from https://py.mit.edu/spring19/information
[7] What is Academic Integrity? | Academic Integrity at MIT. (2023, January 13). Retrieved from https://integrity.mit.edu
[8] ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. (2023, January 13). Retrieved from https://ethics.acm.org/#h-1.-general-ethical-principles.
[9] A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing Technology by Sara Baase.
Deontology or the Science of Morality,Jeremy Bentham.
https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu/glossary/deontology
Ethics Unwrapped - Beyond Business Ethics - UT Austin. (2023, February 20). Retrieved from https://ethicsunwrapped.utexas.edu
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/0-387-23120-X_9.pdf
Next steps
TODO
[2] “Nobody is against you. They are for themselves. Don’t take things personally.”
[3] “How willing you are to do the right thing when the cost is high or the benefit is great?”
If we believe some X is true and good, should we fight with others when they doing no X?
Tribus and communities.
Therac-25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7tWoPk25yU&ab_channel=KyleHill