It the Copenhagen theory of ethics. If an AI company had no operations at all in the global south, no one would blame them for the global south's position. But if they hire anyone there, it doesn't matter if they're objectively improving conditions there, the fact that they've interacted at all means that they're responsible all the bad parts about it.

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vrganj 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's not like there's only two options.

How about they just don't treat their workers in the Global South as lesser than ones in rich countries, for starters?

> objectively improving conditions there

Which conditions specifically? The very act of picking conditions and what constitutes an improvement introduces subjectivity already.

	▲	tristor 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> How about they just don't treat their workers in the Global South as lesser than ones in rich countries, for starters? When you say "lesser", isn't this just a question of regional pay disparity? Are you saying companies should be obligated to pay the same compensation in every region? Do you know how badly that would destroy the economies in the Global South?

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madaxe_again 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

But if they don’t hire anyone there they’re being exclusionary and protectionist, possibly imperialist, maybe even racist.