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When a philosopher takes a job at an AI lab, Harcourt argues, "there's a big risk of ethics-washing." The concern is that they could effectively become an extension of the marketing function at the labs, their work outwardly performing a commitment to AI safety and signaling to the public that models have advanced to the point where serious people are asking questions about superintelligence and consciousness. David Leslie, director of ethics and responsible innovation research at the Alan Turing Institute, says there is an "elective affinity" between philosophers who are willing to entertain the idea of an artificial mind and "the Big Tech executives who are the beneficiaries of hype." To practice philosophy from inside a business is almost an oxymoron, Leslie argues. "You want to ask the big questions," he says. "But if you're a philosopher working for a big tech company, your problem space is delimited."