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I have no scientific basis for this, but I instinctively distrust anyone who calls themselves an "ethicist".
Especially a tethicists.
Other notable people include the "effective altruism" advocate Sam Bankman Fried who gambled away other people's money on FTX.
If you research ethics, then you're an ethicist. A little narrow minded to immediately distrust an entire field of research