Category: Blog Article

Operationalising data ethics in the financial services sector

Cambridge Analytica Scandal, Consumer Trust, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Financial Services Sector

Author: Karishma Brahmbhatt; Publisher: Allen & Overy; Publication Year: 2019. The following article describes how in light of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the Financial Services Sector is scrambling to implement data ethics into their data…
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Top 9 ethical issues in artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Stupidity, Evil Genies, Humanity, Inequality, Racist Robots, Robot Rights, Singularity, Unemployment

Author: Julia Bossmann; Publisher: World Economic Forum; Publication Year: 2016. The following article discusses 9 ethical issues with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and the corresponding questions that should be asked: 1). Unemployment: What…
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Industry Best Practices for AI Governance

Machine Learning, Marginalized Groups, Materiality

Author: Joy Looney; Publisher: Data Iku; Publication Year: 2022. The following article lays out a framework for the ethical development of machine learning models. This framework contains concrete examples of actions that data scientists and…
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IBM Leads, More Should Follow: Racial Justice Requires Algorithmic Justice

AI Abuse, AI Bias, Equity, Facial Recognition Systems, IBM

Author: Joy Buolamwini, Aaina Agarwal, and Sasha Costanza-Chock; Publisher: The Medium; Publication Year: 2020. The following article applauds IBM for the decision to restrict sales of facial recognition technology in response to bias and abuse.…
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The Ethics of People Analytics and AI in the Workplace: Four Dimensions of Trust

Artificial Intelligence, Decision-Making, Hiring, People Impact, Security

Author: Josh Bersin; Publisher: The Medium; Publication Year: 2019. The following article first establishes several ethical issues that can result from using artificial intelligence (AI) in hiring, managing employees, or making other decisions base on…
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Big Data Ethics

Algorithms, Big Data, Big Data Divides, Consent, Ownership

Author: Jonny Robinson; Publisher: Hurree; Publication Year: 2021. The following article/infographic goes over 5 main topics when it comes to ethics around big data: informed consent, privacy, ownership, algorithms/objectivity, and the big data divide. They…
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Ethical Hurdles to Combating Racially Biased Police Algorithms

Ethical Datasets, Policing, Predictive Policing, Racial Bias

Author: Jonathan Hofer; Publisher: Medium; Publication Year: 2020. The following article focuses on Cincinnati but is applicable nationwide. Their biased policing data is feeding into creating a biased predictive model. A case of “garbage in,…
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Confirmation Bias Is The Enemy Of Exploratory Data Analysis

Confirmation Bias, Data Evaluation

Author: Jonathan Davis; Publisher: The Medium; Publication Year: 2020. The following article discusses how confirmation bias is a subtle form of bias that can cause data scientists to ask questions that are prone to confirming…
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The Role of the Arts and Humanities in Thinking About Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial Intelligence, Humanities, Philosophy

Author: John Tasioulas; Publisher: Ada Lovelace Institute; Publication Year: 2021. The following article takes a somewhat antagonistic view against the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and the author aims to persuade how the arts and…
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