be evil
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Originally, long before the current surge of interest in the ethics of AI, Google's founders, Sergei Brin and Larry Page, said their motto for the firm was "don't be evil".
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
Skeptics were quick to dismiss these safeguards as just another, more convoluted version of ‘‘Don’t be evil.’’
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
As the Hacker, you’re evil, or aspiring to be evil, but there are moments of, dare I say, good?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
"To me, the most fascinating thing is that he's an evil man who does not want to be evil," Lithgow said.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2021
“How can this be evil? It wouldn’t make any sense for this to be evil. It’s the world that’s evil, Hatsue,” he added.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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