AI Lab · by Yasmine El Amrani · 2026-10-06

The thing nobody told me about ethics from my lunch break notes

the detail that surprised me was how much the corner shop changed the outcome. Same plan, diffrent setting, completely different energy.

A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat

I had a disappointing first try, a surprisingly good second try, and then a third attempt that taught me humility. So, naturally, I now have opinions.

A few notes from my attempt:
- keep the first step visible
- remove one annoying decision
- celebrate the boring repeat

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Comments

Lena Müller · 18 likes

The vibe here is immaculate. That is the kind of detail beginners miss

Mateo Cruz · 6 likes

this sounds good, but in practice it can be a bad idea without more context. I keep a note about machinelearning for exactly this reason

Yasmine El Amrani · 1 likes

Thanks for making it less intimidating

Miguel Santos · 1 likes

The best answer in the thread, honestly

Cedar Fern · 6 likes

What happened after the first week? I am curious whether thing stayed easy. Honestly, the simplest version wins for me. Naming things remains undefeated as the hardest problem

Avery Johnson · 1 likes

That would annoy me more then it helped

Solar Marauder · 0 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like

Valeria López · 1 likes

Big fan of this approach. I used to overcomplicate this constantly

Solar Sparrow · 1 likes

agree completely. The simple version is underrated. I keep a note about machinelearning for exactly this reason

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

Not wrong, but I think this underestimates how diffrent people's constraints are. This is where I would ask one more question before choosing