Category: 2018

Principles for the Safe and Effective use of Data and Analytics

Accountability, Data Collection, Documentation, Human Oversight, Legislation, Public Benefit

Author: N/A; Publisher: New Zealand Government; Publication Year: 2018. The following document contains a list of principles developed for the safe and effective use of data and analytics. The first principle states that any organization…
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From Headlines to Headway: Defining Data Ethics and Its Impact on Data Workers

Data Collection, Data Decision-Making, Data Governance, Data Sharing, Decision-Making

Author: Bridget Winds Cogley; Publisher: Tableau; Publication Year: 2018. Summary: The following article defines data ethics and its importance for data professionals. The author states that ethics live “at the intersection between laws and values,”…
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Amazon Scrapped ‘Sexist AI’ Tool

Algorithms, Amazon, Artificial Intelligence, Discrimination

Author: N/A; Publisher: BBC News; Publication Date: 2018. The following news article describes how an Amazon AI algorithm was trained on data submitted by amazon applicants which mainly came from men. This led to it…
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Towards an Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence, Data Confidentiality, Human Rights, UNESCO

Author: Audrey Azoulay; Publisher: United Nations Chronicle; Publication Year: 2018. The following resource focuses on how ethical issues surrounding the use of AI in society have become more prevalent due to the improvements in technology.…
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The Big Data Agenda

Big Data, Biomedical Studies, Data Collection

Author: Annika Richterich; Publisher: University of Westminster Press, Google Books; Publication Year: 2018. The following article highlights that gathering and analyzing big data raises many ethical issues. She gives a lot of background information on…
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Interview with Alix Dunn

Agile Ethics, Diversity, Innovation

Author: Anna Scott; Publisher: Open Data Institute; Publication Year: 2018. The following article features Co-founder of the Engine Room and consultant Alix Dunn as they talk with Anna Scott about “agile ethics,” how innovative organizations…
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Thwarting Bias in AI Systems

Algorithms, Personal Information, Proxies, Proxy Detection Algorithm

Author: Alexandra George; Publisher: Carnegie Mellon University; Publication Year: 2018. The following article discusses how some variables can be proxies for variables that are protected classes such as race or gender. It gives an example…
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