I'd think an ethicist at Meta/OpenAI involves extremely challenging mental gymnastics

Rubber stamp for hire?

Any ethicist for a corporation is clearly a PR move, right?

Like, a pure researcher for a corporation might have some genuine overlap and shared interests where breakthroughs in the research benefit both parties, but an ethicist?? For a legal construct that's defined by and bound to sociopathically pursue profit? Come on now.

It's silicon valley, literally everything is for pay or be homeless

Just because the ethicist says something is a bad idea, doesn't mean anyone else is obligated to make a change.

ie: blaming her for anything instead of the decision makers is... really weird?