Category: News Article

Heart Studies Allegedly Manipulated Data, Saying a Blood Thinner had Healing Effects

Data Manipulation, Misconduct, Temple University, Xarelto

Author: Associated Press; Publisher: New York Post; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses a recent instance of possible data manipulation in a medical study. Temple University researchers authored a paper in which they concluded…
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Biased AI is Not Just Bad for People, It’s Harmful for Businesses, Too

Artificial Intelligence, Biased AI, Biased AI Systems, Profitability, Virality

Author: Arthur Cole; Publisher: Venture Beat; Publication Year: 2021. The following article addresses social justice and ethical concerns regarding biased AI systems while also describing how biased AI systems can also be detrimental to businesses’…
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Trust in the Digital Age Requires Data Ethics and a Data Literate Workforce

Artificial Intelligence, Guidelines, Representation, Review Panels, Transparency

Author: Andrew Beers; Publisher: Forbes; Publication Year: 2022. The following article lists guidelines for ethical standards for companies using data ethics and AI. The first of the 3 guidelines is by setting up review panels.…
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Metaverse Technology Opens Up a Wider World of Privacy Concerns

Algorithms, Metaverse Technology, Privacy Notices, Recording, Tracking

Author: Andrea Vittorio; Publisher: Bloomberg Law; Publication Year: 2022. The following news article describes how metaverse technology is struggling to strike the balance between innovation and privacy concerns. These concerns have rarely been problems before,…
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NSF and Amazon Award $1M for Healthcare AI Integrity

Algorithms, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Fairness in AI Funding Program, National Science Foundation

Author: Andrea Fox; Publisher: Healthcare IT News; Publication Year: 2022. The following article describes how it is easy for companies to set aside ethics issues and ignore biases in AI to pursue a higher goal…
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Data Sharing in Healthcare: Ethical Considerations for a Remote Era of Research

Big Data, Clinical-Trial Research, Contact Research Organizations, CROs, Data Sharing, Public Health

Author: Andrea Bastek; Publisher: MedCity News; Publication Year: 2021. The following article describes how the collection and distribution of big data has the potential to revolutionize the work done in clinical-trial research, particularly by contact…
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We Asked GPT-3 to Write an Academic Paper About Itself—Then We Tried to Get It Published

Academic Integrity, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Chat GPT, Conflicts of Interest, Consent, GPT-3

Author: Almira Osmanovic Thunström; Publisher: Scientific American; Publication Year: 2022. The following article describes how GPT-3 is, according to Wikipedia, “…an autoregressive language model that uses deep learning to produce human-like text.” The author of…
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California Sues Amazon, Alleging its Policies Cause Higher Prices Everywhere

Amazon, Decision-Making, Market Advantage, Pricing, Retail, Transparency

Author: Alina Selyukh, Raquel Maria Dillon; Publisher: National Public Radio; Publication Year: 2022. The following article is an example of the ethical issue of transparency that is so often found in the field of Data…
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One-Year Reflection On The GDPR: Who Really Benefits From Data Protection?

Browser Privacy, Data Protection, Data Use, European Union, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Legislation, User Personalization, User Protection

Author: Alexian Chiavegato; Publisher: Forbes; Publication Year: 2019. The following article takes a critical look through a one-year reflection on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that was passed by the European Union. The GDPR,…
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