Category: News Article

Fighting the Gender Stereotypes That Warp Biomedical Research

Biomedical Research, Gender, Gender Stereotypes, Medical Research, Stereotypes

Author: JoAnna Klein; Publisher: The New York Times; Publication Year: 2019. The following article discusses how the stereotypes and bias in medical research (and more generally) resulted in mainly male animals being used in biomedical…
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The Cost of AI Bias: Lower Revenue, Lost Customers

AI Bias, AI Bias Detectors, AI Bias Solutions, Artificial Intelligence, Reputation

Author: Jessica Davis; Publisher: Information Week; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) bias is a relatively new phenomenon that has serious implications. Among organizations that experienced negative AI bias, 62%…
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At Google Cloud, A.I. Ethics Requires ‘Iced Tea’ and ‘Lemonaid’

Algorithms, Computer Vision, Google, Model Building, Training Data, Universal Algorithm

Author: Jeremy Kahn; Publisher: Fortune; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how in Google’s Cloud business, manufacturing customers desired using Google’s computer vision to search for and detect defects in their products on their…
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Be Afraid: Executives Warn About Personal Data Harvesting and Use

Data Usage, Personal Data, Personal Information

Author: Jeremy Kahn; Publisher: Fortune; Publication Year: 2021. The following article details how many companies we know are willingly using personal data that they should not be ethically allowed to but are able to in…
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Caden Launches as Zero-Party Data Platform, Leading the Shift to Consumer Control of Data With $3.4M in Pre-Seed Funding From Investors Including Jerry Yang & Barry Sternlicht

Camden, Data Sharing

Author: Jennifer Buonantony; Publisher: Globe Newswire; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how as the world moves to be more ethically minded and conscious about the spread of data, companies are even moving to…
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Op-Ed: The Role of Ethics in Data-Driven Policymaking

Data Generation, Data Misuse, Data Security, Decision-Making, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Personal Data, Policymakers, Public Policy, Racial Data, Stanford Prison Experiment, Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Vulnerable Populations

Author: Jenna Shelton; Publisher: Brief Policy Perspectives; Publication Year: 2019. The following article is an opinion piece about the need for policymakers to use data ethically. The author points out that data can help inform…
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Taser Maker Halts Drone Project; Most of Its Ethics Panel Resigns

Artificial Intelligence, Axon, Drones, Ethics Board, Racial Injustice, School Shooting, Surveillance

Author: Jeffrey Dastin, Paresh Dave; Publisher: Reuters; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how the chairman and 9 other members of the 12 person artificial intelligence (AI) ethics board for the company Axon (the…
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Data Science Education Lacks a Much-Needed Focus on Ethics

Curriculum, Training

Author: Jeffrey C. Oliver, Torbet McNeil; Publisher: The Conversation; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how undergrad training in data science was found to be subpar in training students in the proper use of…
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Data Science Jobs are Growing, but Not All Students are Given Ethics Trainings Before Starting Their Careers

Algorithm Misuse, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Communication, Curriculum Development, Data Management, Data Misuse, Problem Solving, Training

Author: Jeffrey C. Oliver, Torbet McNeil; Publisher: Insider; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says job opportunities in data science will grow by 15% by 2029, and…
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