Knowing about your biases does not automatically make you immune to them, and saying “but I told them the bias I was exploiting” doesn’t excuse you from responsibility for knowingly exploiting a bias.
I didn’t claim automatic immunity, I said “can”. While deontologists might object to “knowingly exploiting a bias” full stop and virtue ethicists might claim that a person who does such things is probably vicious, a consequentialist must determine whether, in this case, using the Dark Arts might lead to better or worse outcomes (which seems non-obvious to me).
Is it still unethical if competitors know the field?
I have a hard time seeing how offering someone any deal they aren’t being deceived about can be unethical...
See Raemon’s comment. The Dark Arts are involved, mere honesty is no defense.
Yes, but those who read this thread know the Dark Arts are involved and can adjust their beliefs accordingly.
Knowing about your biases does not automatically make you immune to them, and saying “but I told them the bias I was exploiting” doesn’t excuse you from responsibility for knowingly exploiting a bias.
I didn’t claim automatic immunity, I said “can”. While deontologists might object to “knowingly exploiting a bias” full stop and virtue ethicists might claim that a person who does such things is probably vicious, a consequentialist must determine whether, in this case, using the Dark Arts might lead to better or worse outcomes (which seems non-obvious to me).