The mattress tag school of AI ethics

Pull a tag off a mattress and you’ll see a warning in stern legal language. Something like: “DO NOT REMOVE UNDER PENALTY OF LAW.”

I’ve never met anyone who was hauled into court over a missing mattress tag. Not a reprimand. Not a fine. Not a stern letter from the Bureau of Bedding.

(Fun detail: that warning is actually aimed at sellers, not buyers. The la…