Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Infografia Data Ethics Checklist

Agile Methodology, Consent, Cybersecurity, Ethical Practice, Machine Learning Algorithms, Privacy-First, Project Planning, Third-Party, Transparency

Author: N/A; Publisher: Eticas Foundation; Publication Year: 2018. The following infographic provides 9 main checklist items to go over when considering data ethics for a project. These include: 1). Team roles identified; 2). Project fully…
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How Health Systems Implement Ethical Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Intelligence, Decision-Making, Health Disparities, World Health Organization

Author: Erin McNemar; Publisher: Health IT Analytics; Publication Year: 2021. The following article talks about the implementation of ethical artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The World Health Organization (WHO) has come up with 6 principles…
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Advancing Racial Equity with Data

American Statistical Association, ASA Antiracism Task Force, Racial Equity, Racial Justice

Author: Emily Hadley Publisher: RTI International Publication Year: 2022 Summary: The following article discusses how since 2020, the American Statistical Association (ASA) created the ASA Antiracism Task Force to advance racial equity and justice. The…
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The Ethical Dilemma at the Heart of Big Tech Companies

Administrative Regulations, Algorithmic Accountability Documentation, Business, Human Resource Decisions, Investment Priorities

Author: Emanuel Moss, Jacob Metcalf; Publisher: Harvard Business Review; Publication Year: 2019. The following article discusses how for better or worse, the parameters of ethically-developed business processes will drive future administrative regulations, algorithmic accountability documentation,…
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Internet Research Ethics

Anonymity, Big Data, Consent, Data Confidentiality, Data Tracking, Deception, Ethical Obligations, Minors, Personally Identifiable Information, Surveillance

Author: Elizabeth A. Buchanan; Publisher: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy; Publication Year: 2021. The following resource discusses how internet research comes with a myriad of ethical questions: What ethical obligations do researchers have to protect the…
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Questions and Answers to Clarify and Provide a Common Interpretation of the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures

Hiring, Impact Ratios, Promotion

Author: Eleanor Holmes Norton, Alan K. Campbell, Drew S. Days III, Weldon J. Rougeau, Kent A. Peterson; Publisher: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Publication Year: 1979. The following article is more specific to a particular…
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How Flawed Data Aggravates Inequality in Credit

Artificial Intelligence, Credit Score, Credit Worthiness, Economic Bias, Racial Bias

Author: Edmund L. Andrews; Publisher: Stanford University; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) models used to determine credit worthiness for lending are less accurate for lower-income and minority borrowers, in…
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Ethical Challenges Posed by Big Data

Autonomy, Big Data, Consent, Data Collection, Equity, Privacy Protection, Training Data

Author: Edmund G. Howe, Falicia Elenberg; Publisher: Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience; Publication Year: 2020. The following paper discusses how Big Data is becoming a larger field within the world of data science as more and…
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Healthcare Researchers Must Be Wary of Misusing AI

Algorithms, Clinical Research, Decision-Making, Machine Learning

Author: Duke-NUS Medical School; Publisher: Science Daily; Publication Year: 2022. The following article advises that strong care needs to be taken not to misuse or overuse machine learning in healthcare research. An international team of…
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