Category: Code of Ethics

Explore Community Technology: Questioning our Digital Environment

Collaborative Design, Community Infrastructure, Community Technology, Digital Justice, Digital Stewardship, Participatory Learning, Self-Governance, Sustainability

Author: N/A; Publisher: Community Technology Field Guide; Publication Year: N/A. The following field guide is a collective resource for digital stewardship, digital justice, and community infrastructure. It consists of a neighborhood network construction kit, activities…
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Introduction to Data Ethics

Data Usage, Personally Identifiable Information, Sensitive Data

Author: N/A; Publisher: Odyssey Learning Project; Publication Year: 2018. The following video does an excellent job of breaking down the extensive and complicated challenge of data ethics into its most basic and essential parts. First,…
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The Google Engineer Who Thinks the Company’s AI has Come to Life

Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Google, Language Learning

Author: Nitasha Tiku; Publisher: The Washington Post; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses the Google engineer who was fired because he violated security and data policies by publicly accusing their artificial intelligence (AI) robot…
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AI Ethics: Why You Should Care

AI and the Environment, AI Literate, AI Privacy, AI Technology Race, AI Trust, AI Weapons, Artificial Intelligence

Author: Nisha Talagala; Publisher: Forbes; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) use is apart of everyday life now with use of smart watches and even smartphones that can tell you…
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Big Data Phenotyping in Rare Diseases: Some Ethical Issues

Algorithms, Computational Phenotyping, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Personal Data

Author: Nina Hallowell, Michael Parker, Christoffer Nellåker; Publisher: Genetics in Medicine; Publication Year: 2018. The following article discusses how computational phenotyping (using machine learning algorithms [MLAs] to analyze photographic images) has improved healthcare experience for…
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Ethical Use of AI in Hiring

Accuracy, AI Privacy, AI Usage, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Candidate Success, Fairness, Hiring, Talent Acquisition

Author: Nina Alag Suri; Publisher: LinkedIn; Publication Year: 2021. The following article describes how artificial intelligence (AI) plays an important role in talent acquisition and can make more precise predictions of candidate success. In order…
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Is Big Tech Setting Africa Back?

Colonialism, Data Usage, Smart Regulation

Author: Nima Elmi; Publisher: Foreign Policy; Publication Year: 2020. The following article looks into the way data is used as a modern tool for colonialism and argues that smart regulation cannot be the only tool…
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Algorithmic Bias Detection and Mitigation: Best Practices and Policies to Reduce Consumer Harms

Algorithmic Hygiene, Automation, Incentives, Stakeholder Engagement

Author: Nicole Turner Lee, Paul Resnick, Genie Barton; Publisher: Brookings; Publication Year: 2019. The following article introduces a framework for algorithmic hygiene which lists specific causes of bias with best practices on how to recognize…
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Making Trust a Priority: A Framework for the Ethical Use of Data

Choice, Data Creation, Data Policies, Fairness, Safety, Security, Transparency

Author: Nicholas Knoop; Publisher: Medium; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how with the global creation of data is expected to reach 180 zettabytes by 2025, and there is a growing imperative for data…
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