Category: Industry-Specific

We Don’t Have Enough Women in Clinical Trials — Why That’s a Problem

Clinical Trials, Gender Gap, Training Data

Author: Elizabeth Pratt; Publisher: Healthline; Publication Year: 2020. The following article discusses how data scientists need to be cautious about applying results across all demographics if all demographics were not well represented in the data…
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Digital Epidemiology: The Ethics of Using Health Data in a Pandemic

Contract Tracing, Epidemiology, Machine Learning

Author: N/A Publisher: Health Europa Publication Year: 2020 Summary: The following article brings attention to ethical concerns present in our digital world and epidemiology. It discusses the ethics of contract tracing. There has to be…
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Regulators Look at How “Big Data” May Contribute to Racial Bias in Insurance Rates

Discrimination, Insurance Rates

Author: Harriet Jones; Publisher: Marketplace; Publication Year: 2021. The following article describes how the pricing model has become more sophisticated over the years, the factors that decide the insurance rates have become more numerous and…
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Meet the Activists Perfecting the Craft of Anti-Surveillance

Artificial Intelligence, Black Lives Matter, Body Cameras, Encryption, Facial Recognition Systems, George Floyd, Government Security, Government Surveillance, License Plate Readers, Predictive AI, Stingray Devices, Surveillance State

Author: Hannah Murphy; Publisher: Financial Times; Publication Year: 2021. The following article describes how activists are fighting against the collusion between big tech companies and government security apparatus. Public anxiety has grown over state surveillance…
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Player Tracking Coming to the NHL? It’s Complicated

Data Privacy, National Hockey League, Rugby, Wearable Data Device

Author: Greg Wyshynski; Publisher: ESPN; Publication Year: 2018. In the following article, before diving into the ethical concerns of data usage in the NHL, the author turns to rugby. The kicker of a recent rugby…
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The Racial Data Gap: Lack of Racial Data as a Barrier to Overcoming Structural Racism

Data Collection, Data Reporting, Public Health, Racial Gaps, Structural Racism

Author: Geoffrey Holtzman, Neda Khoshkhoo, Elaine Nsoesie; Publisher: The American Journal of Bioethics; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how there is a consistent racial disparity in data, particularly as this article points out,…
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Tesla Autopilot Crashes into Motorcycle Riders – Why?

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Motorcycles

Author: N/A; Publisher: FortNine; Publication Year: 2022. The following video discusses how artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize industries (such as automotive), but often at the cost of people or groups outside of…
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FairPlay Launches AI Bias Detection Product for the Insurance Industry

Algorithms, Credit Worthiness, Decision-Making, Fairness, FairPlay

Author: N/A; Publisher: Cision PR Newswire; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how FairPlay is the world’s first “Fairness-as-a-Service” solution for algorithmic decision-making. The company provides lenders with easy-to-use tools that assess and reduce…
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Ethical Issues Surrounding Research of AI in Health Care

Accountability, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Equity, Inclusivity, Public Interest, Sustainability, Transparency, World Health Organization

Author: F. Lisa Murtha, Pralika Jain and Kiyong Song; Publisher: Reuters; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses the controversy around artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has become a barrier to using AI to better…
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