THE ETHICIST TAP : SHARES A.I. [ Q ]

 

Q :  ABOUT a year and a half ago, I bought shares in an artificial intelligence company. The stock has since risen sixfold, making me significant profits.

But the company's C.E.O. recently made political comments that I strongly disagree with. Despite these comments, the company's stock continues to climb, and as the leader in its space, the company's value will likely only increase.

Is it unethical to continue holding this stock?

I invested before knowing about the C.E.O.'s propensity to get lippy in public this way.

More broadly, what's my ethical responsibility when investing, considering that nearly every public company has engaged in questionable behaviour?

[ Name Withheld ]

The Analysis, Opinion and Answer will be published in the future. And for that The World Students Society thanks Professor Kwame Anthony Appiah, who teaches philosophy at N.Y.U.