the Royal community He decided not to take disciplinary action against Elon Musk because of his behavior, saying that doing this could lead to damage to the academy and the sciences themselves.
Musk was, CEO of Tesla and Spacex, who also owns the X social media platform A colleague elected Among the National Academy of Sciences in the United Kingdom in 2018, it seems in appreciation of his work in space industries and electric cars.
However, over the past year Calls have grown From both colleagues and the broader scientific community so that the Academy is taken to take action amid concerns, Musk has violated the Academy’s Conduct Code, with incidents ranging from the description of British MP Jess Phillips as “driven by the genocide of rape” for his role in making swinging discounts to finance research in the United States through the “government competence section” (DOGE).
The code includes Condition Colleagues must “not behave or fail to act in any way that will undermine the mission of society or make society in a bad situation.”
However, the President of the Royal Society, Sir Adrian Smith, now made it clear that musk will not face an investigation.
In an email message the guardian saw and understood that it was sent to all colleagues, Smith noticed a variety of deep – but in many cases opposition views were presented – meeting I was held earlier this month to discuss matters related to colleagues’ behavior.
But he added that the council was ultimately responsible for disposing of the interest of society, and it seems that it does not involve the investigation of musk behavior.
Smith wrote: “The council’s view is that issuing judgments about accepting the opinions and actions of colleagues, especially those that may be considered political, can cause more harm than society’s benefit and the reason for science in general. The council believes that disciplinary measures should not begin in such foundations.”
“The challenges faced by science today are going on a broader scale than any individual and felt by many of those present, as well as others who expressed their fears separately, we must focus our energies in making the initial issue of science.”
Email follows a bus period for the academy: Last summer, musk behavior I prompted a number of colleagues to write to society calling for steps to take, with the subsequent lack of action More than 3400 members of the scientific community Signing an open message expressing similar panic.
Some colleagues, including Nobel Prize winner and the pioneer of artificial intelligence, Jeffrey Hunton, even The name Frankly to expel musk.
However, others have The interests raised About this step, noting that it may be politically difficult and asking questions about the fellowship of others who have expressed controversial opinions. Some have also argued that you can undermine musk fellow Confidence in science.
Smith’s speech said that the decision should not be considered in the way of official disciplinary procedures as it means that the council condones the attacks on science or scientists, the repetition of concerns about discounts in scientific financing in the United States, the spread of wrong information and ignoring the important scientific evidence by the new American administration.
Smith added a message sent to Musk by the elected president, Sir Paul is a nurse, although the contents have not been revealed, and stressed that the academy “will increase the call to science and challenge attacks on science and scientists, especially in the United States.”
“We will also seek to participate directly with our colleagues in the United States, who are the most directly affected, who are in a better position to understand exactly what is going on in the areas of their experiences and what are the interventions, if any, on their behalf, will be more effective.”
Hinton was among the colleagues who confirmed that he had received a call from Smith, but he said that his secrecy prevented him from commenting on his contents.
“I can repeat my own opinion, which is that if it is [Royal Society] It gives fellowships to promote science, which you should take away from reducing science. “
Stephen Carrey, a professor of honorary biology at the Imperial College in London, is not a colleague of the Royal Society, but he organized the open letter, he welcomed efforts to reach researchers in the United States and the United Kingdom, but he indicated that the content of the nurse’s speech remained mysterious and did not mention Smith’s message about the symbol of the academy’s behavior.
“How can the royal community behave initially when it is absent from its party about the novice scientific behavior in Musk, or spreading wrong information, or failing to speak publicly against anti -scientists, adding, the academy was not less about.
Carrie added that the academy was continuing to harm itself by not opening up and force on an issue that caused anxiety among colleagues.
He said: “While they continue to refuse to address the MUSK violation with the Code of their behavior, their authority is undermined in talking about the scientific community in the United Kingdom at the present time.” “I don’t feel that they are talking about me.”
