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100 1 a| Lam, Barry,d| 1979-e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjFcxw4dbqQxxxkPbr8X3P=| ^A1481829;

245 10 a| Fewer rules, better people :b| the case for discretion /c| Barry Lam.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| W.W. Norton & Company,c| [2025];

300 a| 157 pages ;c| 22 cm.;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Norton shorts;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-143) and index.;

505 0 a| At the crossroad of peace and force -- Playing by the rules -- Charging left, charging right -- The laws of bureaudynamics -- Mandates and the normalization of lying -- The coming of the robot rulers -- From fewer rules to better people.;

520 a| An exploration of justice and ethics, highlighting how over-reliance on rules and mandates diminishes morality, fosters deception and corrupts institutions, while advocating for balanced discretion over rigid systems, especially as AI threatens to eliminate human judgment.;

650 0 a| Rules (Philosophy)=| ^A469743;

650 0 a| Justice (Philosophy)=| ^A116386;

650 0 a| Discretion.=| ^A1180780;

650 0 a| Social ethics.=| ^A10680;

650 0 a| Ethics.=| ^A116;

650 0 a| Artificial intelligencex| Social aspects.=| ^A1235625;

650 6 a| Règle (Philosophie);

650 6 a| Justice (Philosophie);

650 6 a| Discrétion.;

650 6 a| Morale.;

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650 7 a| ethics (philosophy)2| aat;

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Fewer rules, better people : the case for discretion / Barry Lam.

Author/creator	Lam, Barry, 1979- author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025]
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	157 pages ; 22 cm.
Subjects	Rules (Philosophy) Justice (Philosophy) Discretion. Social ethics. Ethics. Artificial intelligence--Social aspects. Règle (Philosophie) Justice (Philosophie) Discrétion. Morale.

Series	Norton shorts Norton shorts. ^A1462120
Contents	At the crossroad of peace and force -- Playing by the rules -- Charging left, charging right -- The laws of bureaudynamics -- Mandates and the normalization of lying -- The coming of the robot rulers -- From fewer rules to better people.
Abstract	An exploration of justice and ethics, highlighting how over-reliance on rules and mandates diminishes morality, fosters deception and corrupts institutions, while advocating for balanced discretion over rigid systems, especially as AI threatens to eliminate human judgment.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-143) and index.
ISBN	9781324051244 (hardcover)
ISBN	1324051248 (hardcover)

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