Category: Privacy
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California Sues Amazon, Alleging its Policies Cause Higher Prices Everywhere
Author: Alina Selyukh, Raquel Maria Dillon; Publisher: National Public Radio; Publication Year: 2022. The following article is an example of the ethical issue of transparency that is so often found in the field of Data…
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One-Year Reflection On The GDPR: Who Really Benefits From Data Protection?
Browser Privacy, Data Protection, Data Use, European Union, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Legislation, User Personalization, User ProtectionAuthor: Alexian Chiavegato; Publisher: Forbes; Publication Year: 2019. The following article takes a critical look through a one-year reflection on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that was passed by the European Union. The GDPR,…
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City Raises Concerns About ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection Technology
Audio Data, Data Collection, Law, Law Enforcement, Location Data, People of Color, Police Activity, Portland, Portland City Council, ShotSpotterAuthor: Alex Zielinksi; Publisher: Portland Mercury; Publication Date: 2022. The following article discusses ShotSpotter, a technology implemented by cities that uses microphones placed on streetlights, telephone poles, or other tall structures to collect audio data.…
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We Invited an AI to Debate its Own Ethics in the Oxford Union – What It Said was Startling
AI Threat, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Information Warfare, Megatron Transformer, Nvidia, OxfordAuthor: Alex Connock, Andrew Stephen; Publisher: The Conversation; Publication Year: 2021. The following article describes how an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was invited to debate alongside students in an Artificial Intelligence for Business program at…
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Capitol Drops ‘Virtual Rapper’ FN Meka After Backlash Over Stereotypes
Artificial Intelligence, Black Issues, Capitol Music Group, Digital Blackface, FN Meka, Incarceration, Police Brutality, Robot Rapper, StereotypesAuthor: Alex Castro; Publisher: The New York Times; Publication Year: 2022. The following news article reports recent news regarding an artificial intelligence (AI) “robot rapper” named FN Meka. This rapper’s lyrics, chords, melody, tempo, and…
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Head to Head: The Ethics of Vaccine Passports and COVID Passes
Author: Alberto Giubilini, Helen Kennedy; Publisher: The Conversation; Publication Year: 2021. Summary: The following article talks about vaccine passports, a category of tracking tools that verify that someone has received the COVID vaccine and therefore…
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An Evaluation of the Job Landscape and Trends in AI Ethics
Artificial Intelligence, Demographic Bias, Geographic Bias, Job Landscape, Private Sector, StatisticsAuthor: Quentin J Louis, Joshua Walker, Katherine Lai, Victoria Matthews, Kitty Atwood, Susanna Raja, Ayomikun Bolaji; Publisher: Data Ethics 4 All; Publication Year: 2022. The following resource is an in-depth evaluation with three recommendations including…