Category: Code of Ethics

Facebook’s Ad-Serving Algorithm Discriminates by Gender and Race

Advertisements, AI Bias, Algorithms, Discrimination, Facebook, Machine Learning

Author: Karen Hao; Publisher: MIT Technology Review; Publication Year: 2019. The following article describes how people may have seen personalized Facebook advertisements on their feed. As it turns out, that algorithm, based on machine learning,…
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Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Ethics of Marketing Analytics

Data Marketing, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Targeted Advertising

Author: Julia Hopkins; Publisher: University of New Hampshire Scholars’ Repository ; Publication Year: 2016. The following thesis study talks about the effectiveness, efficiency, and ethics of marketing analytics. Also, the author says how targeted advertising…
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Industry Best Practices for AI Governance

Machine Learning, Marginalized Groups, Materiality

Author: Joy Looney; Publisher: Data Iku; Publication Year: 2022. The following article lays out a framework for the ethical development of machine learning models. This framework contains concrete examples of actions that data scientists and…
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The Algorithmic Justice League

Accountable AI, AI Bias, AI Harm, Artificial Intelligence, Awareness, Equitable AI

Author: Joy Buolamwini; Publisher: The Algorithmic Justice League; Publication Year: N/A. The following group is an organization that addresses the social implications and harms of artificial intelligence (AI) by raising public awareness about the impacts…
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The Ethics of People Analytics and AI in the Workplace: Four Dimensions of Trust

Artificial Intelligence, Decision-Making, Hiring, People Impact, Security

Author: Josh Bersin; Publisher: The Medium; Publication Year: 2019. The following article first establishes several ethical issues that can result from using artificial intelligence (AI) in hiring, managing employees, or making other decisions base on…
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Privacy Violations Undermine the Trustworthiness of the Tim Hortons Brand

Artificial Intelligence, Consent, Data Collection, Data Usage, Office of the Privacy Commisioner, Tim Hortons, Transparency

Author: Jordan Richard Schoenherr Publisher: The Conversation Publication Year: 2022 Summary: The following article discusses how given the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), coupled with a lack of transparency in how data is collected…
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Global Data Ethics Pledge

Fairness, Openness, Reliability, Social Benefit, Trust

Author: N/A; Publisher: Data4Democracy; Publication Year: 2021. The following document was created by the organization, Data4Democracy. Data4Democracy is a volunteer organization that brings together data practitioners from all over the world to work on data…
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John Wilbanks: Let’s Pool Our Medical Data

Consent, Data Privacy, Ethical Research, Innovation, Medical Methodology

Author: John Wilbanks; Publisher: TED; Publication Year: 2012. The following speech gives an overview of the process of medical methodology and getting informed consent and how this has changed over time. The author discusses how…
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How to Implement an Actionable Data Ethics Framework

Data Collection, Data Maintenance, Personal Data, Privacy Policies

Author: John Story; Publisher: TechCrunch+; Publication Year: 2021. The following resource provides ideas on how to incorporate proper data ethics policies into everyday businesses. A key idea in this framework is what the author calls…
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