No it's actually possible for organizations to work safely for long periods of time under complex and conflicting incentives.
We should stop putting the bar on the floor for some of the (allegedly) most brilliant and capable minds in the world.
We should stop putting the bar on the floor for some of the (allegedly) most brilliant and capable minds in the world.
It's clearly possible for companies to self-impose safeguards: ESG/DEI, Bcorp, choosing to open source, and so on. If investors squeal, find better investors or tell them to put up with it. You can make plenty of profit without making all the profit that can be made.
(Yes, I know there is an even larger number of "charities" that do not achieve this ideal)
I'm highly skeptical of this.