Category: Frameworks

Blake Lemoine on the Ethical Implications of Google’s ‘Sentient’ AI

Artificial Intelligence, Google, LaMDA Chatbot Generator

Author: Blake Lemoine; Publisher: Dazed; Publication Year: 2022. The following article features the author, an engineer on Google’s LaMDA chatbot generator tool, who claimed the tool had come to life. During his experiments, the AI…
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Ethical Issues Arising Due to Bias in Training A.I. Algorithms in Healthcare and Data Sharing as a Potential Solution

AI Training Models, Algorithmic Bias, Data Sharing, Generalizability, Healthcare, Machine Learning

Author: Bilwaj Gaonkar Ph.D., Kirstin Cook B.A., Luke Macyszyn M.D.; Publisher: The AI Ethics Journal; Publication Year: 2020. The following article features authors that explain that each time a human makes a decision in modeling,…
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Big Data and Financial Ethics: The Significant Capabilities of
Artificial Intelligence Necessitate Human Guidance and Input

Discrimination, Machine Learning, Pattern-Based Searches, Subject-Based Searches, Transparency

Author: Billie Trinder; Publisher: Seven Pillars Institute; Publication Year: 2019. The following article argues that external enforcement of ethical principles in data analytics is unfeasible due to the pace of technological advancement and bureaucratic lag.…
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P-Curve: A Tool for Detecting Publication Bias

Academic Integrity, Academic Research, P-Curve, P-Hacking

Author: Uri Simonsohn, Leif D. Nelson, and Joseph P. Simmons.; Publisher: Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences; Publication Year: 2014. The following article overviews the concept of the “P-curve,” a tool that can…
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The Ethics of Digital Voice Assistants

Alexa, CASA Paradigm, Gender, Siri, Social Actors, Social Norms, Sterotyping, Voice Assistants

Author: Beatriz Suarez; Publisher: Viterbi Conversations in Ethics; Publication Year: 2021. In the following article, the author discusses the ethics of voice assistants like Siri and Alexa. The way they are currently designed, voice assistants…
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Heart Studies Allegedly Manipulated Data, Saying a Blood Thinner had Healing Effects

Data Manipulation, Misconduct, Temple University, Xarelto

Author: Associated Press; Publisher: New York Post; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses a recent instance of possible data manipulation in a medical study. Temple University researchers authored a paper in which they concluded…
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Understanding the Ethical Dance of AI and Healthcare

Augmented Reality, Health Data, Healthcare, Human Augmentation Technology, Regulation

Author: Ashleigh Kennedy; Publisher: TEDx Talks; Publication Year: 2020. The following video discusses how AI is innovating the healthcare industry, but as the technology develops and the line between humans and machine becomes blurry, ethical…
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Ethics of Data Collection: Is Your Data Ethically Resourced?

Accountability, Anonymity, Bias, Consent, Data Collection, Data Protection, Facebook, HIPPA, Law Enforcement, Transparency, Usage Protection, User Data

Author: Aren Carpenter; Publisher: Medium; Publication Year: 2020. The following article discusses how data protection and usage protections for users and consumers have been a hot topic in recent years, and there are many examples…
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How Can the Aviation Industry Make AI Safer?

Artificial Intelligence, Consistency, High-Risk Activities, Open Sharing, Reform, Regulation, Safety Measures, Standardization, Training Programs, Transparency

Author: Arathi Sethumadhavan, Joe Garvin; Publisher: World Economic Forum; Publication Year: 2022. The following article describes how now that the field of artificial intelligence is growing, data scientists and executives can benefit from looking to…
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