Category: Code of Ethics

WashU Experts: Facebook Controversy Raises Ethical Questions for Corporations

Consumer Data, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Ethical Dilemmas, Facebook, Values-Based Decision-Making

Author: Sara Savat; Publisher: The Source; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses the ethical dilemma that businesses are now faced with regarding the use of consumer data and tools that are built by companies…
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Ethical and Legal Challenges of Artificial Intelligence-Driven Healthcare

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Bad Training Data, Biased AI, Patient Care

Author: Sara Gerke, Timo Minssen, and Glenn Cohen; Publisher: National Library of Medicine; Publication Year: 2020. The following article is dense, but its biggest takeaway is the impact of getting things wrong is extremely high…
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Ethics that Every Data Scientist Should Follow

Confidentiality, Conflicts of Interest, False Reality, Fraudulent Data Practices, Prejudiced Data

Author: Sameer Balaganur; Publisher: Analytics India Magazine; Publication Year: 2020. The following article focuses on the ethical considerations for data scientists working with company clients. Data scientists must consult with clients before making any decision…
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Can We Build AI Without Losing Control Over It?

Artificial Intelligence

Author: Sam Harris; Publisher: TED; Publication Year: N/A. The following talk emphasizes the importance of knowing what we are developing in artificial intelligence (AI) and how it could potentially affect us. While we keep developing…
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How Biased Are Our Algorithms?

Artificial Intelligence, Biased AI, Racial Bias

Author: Safiya Umoja Noble; Publisher: TEDx Talks; Publication Year: 2014. The following video initially discusses how the speaker is not the same skin tone as her white mother. She then goes into discussing the cultural…
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Locating ethics in data science: responsibility and accountability in global and distributed knowledge production systems

Accountability, Data Science, Ethical Implications, Participative Management, Responsibility

Author: Sabina Leonelli; Publisher: The Royal Society; Publication Year: 2016. The following article talks about the challenges produced in data science around the responsibilities and accountabilities of individuals in the industry. The author advocates a…
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The Ethics of Psychological Artificial Intelligence: Clinical Considerations

Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Psychology, Competence, Cultural Diversity, Cybersecurity, Reliability, Transparency

Author: Russell Fulmer, Tonya Davis, Cori Costello, Angela Joerin; Publisher: Wiley Online Library; Publication Year: 2021. In the following article, Russell Fulmer, Tonya Davis, Cori Costello, and Angela Joerin, researchers at Northwestern University, discuss how…
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Why Does Technology Need Ethics? | CEO of Parity, Rumman Chowdhury

Data Bias, Data Collection, Design Bias, Reporting Bias

Author: Rumman Chowdhury; Publisher: Parity; Publication Year: 2021. The following talk addresses the question: Why does technology need ethics? Dr. Chowdhury describes 2 kinds of bias, a quantitative one and a qualitative one, specifically data…
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A Guide for Ethical Data Science

Accountability, Data Management, Data Science, Harm Avoidance, Human Oversight, Implementation, Professional Competence, Project Planning, Trustworthiness

Author: Institute and Faculty of Actuaries; Publisher: Royal Statistical Society; Publication Year: 2019. The following article is a very well designed code of ethics that revolves around its defined 5 major themes of data ethics:…
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