> Should multinational corporations instruct local executives to be loyal to their parent company or the rulers of the country they live in?

If Trump administration/US congress told you to use your AI agent to eavesdrop their political enemies should you be loyal to them? To kill children in middle east? To help them in a war against your mother country?

When the rulers of countries and corporations conspire, the amount of evil they can do is unlimited. Thus, I believe the willingness of corporations to stand against the rulers is the cornerstone of a civilized society.

If you believe the willingness of corporations to stand against rulers is the cornerstone of a civilized society, then there will be no civilized society. Corporations have bowed to fascism every time they have been put to the test, and they do it quickly and without much complaint. Every single time.

You, powerful people reading this on hackernews now, you are cowards, and failures of humanity.