be evil
Example Sentences
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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
In 2004, cofounder Sergey Brin said the policy was a matter of ethics and a reflection of the company's "don't be evil" corporate value.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2022
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
Just to be evil, I rubbed it in with an insult “I don’t know why your lip is hanging,” I said.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
