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On the Morality of “Fake It Till You Make It” in High-Tech

By on January 20th, 2026 in Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Case Studies, Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact

The highly dubious practice of “Fake It Till You Make It” resurfaced recently, as it has periodically throughout high-tech’s history, when it was exposed in scandals involving the diagnostics technology company Theranos and the cryptocurrency exchange FTX.