Category: Code of Ethics

Panel Discussion: Data Ethics in the Stories We Tell

Bias Avoidance, Misinterpretation, Privacy Concerns, Storytelling

Author: N/A; Publisher: ParsonsTKO; Publication Year: 2021. The following video discusses how data storytelling is essential for any good data scientist. This makes it even more important for data scientists to be aware of privacy…
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Developing an Online Data Ethics Module Informed by an Ecology of Data Perspective

Ecology of Data, Engineering, Ethical Pedagogy, Ethical Theories, Research Data

Author: Xiaofeng Tang, Eduardo Mendieta, Thomas A. Litzinger; Publisher: Science and Engineering Ethics; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how a lack of training in ethical theories and related pedagogy has kept many engineering…
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We Can’t Dodge the Data Ethics Gap Anymore

Authority, Data Ethics Practice, SAS

Author: Winston Thomas; Publisher: CDO Trends; Publication Year: 2022. The following article starts by questioning who the authority on data ethics will be, especially as cultural and legal definitions vary by region and nation. Jay…
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Privacy Wars Fueled by the GDPR

Ad Personalization, CNIL, Consent, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Google, Transparency

Author: Will Horvath; Publisher: Data Science Ethics; Publication Year: 2019. The following article discusses how with countries fighting against the growing threat of privacy invasion (and many losing), Europe implemented in 2018 the General Data…
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The FAIR Guiding Principles for Scientific Data Management and Stewardship

Accessibility, Data Handling, Findability, Interoperability, Reproducibility, Scientific Literature

Author: Mark D. Wilkinson et al.; Publisher: Nature; Publication Year: 2016. The following article focuses on the need to improve data handling in order to ensure the reproducibility of results published in scientific literature. It…
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Global Megatrends 2022

Data Ethics Framework, Law

Author: Wanda Curlee; Publisher: Project Management Institute; Publication Year: 2022. The following article covers the application of data ethics in projects and it provides a framework that this website approves of. The author provides an…
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As Data Overflows Online, Researchers Grapple With Ethics

Consent, Facebook, Litmus Test

Author: Vindu Goel; Publisher: The New York Times; Publication Year: 2014. The following article focuses on issues prompted by controversial studies by Facebook. The first, in 2014, measured how users’ emotions were impacted by an…
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Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

AI System, Artificial Intelligence, Behavior Manipulation, Data Systems, Surveillance

Author: N/A; Publisher: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy; Publication Year: 2020. In the following article, Dr. Müller at Stanford discusses why artificial intelligence (AI) system scandals are covered differently in the media. For a problem to…
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Handling Data Bias

AI for Good, Artificial Intelligence, Biased Data, Biased Implementation, Biased Models

Author: Vidhi Chugh; Publisher: Medium; Publication Year: 2021. The following article describes how as a data scientist, if you want the product you are working on to be “[artificial intelligence (AI)] for good,” then it…
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