Tag: Data Usage

What Legal Teams and Businesses Should Know About Ethical Data Mining and Use

Algorithms, Data Ownership, Data Privacy, Data Usage, Ethical Data Usage, Intention, Transparency

Author: Kristel Staci; Publisher: The Stamp; Publication Year: 2022. The following article features a discussion of some considerations that businesses need to take into account for data usage based on the perspective of a legal…
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Deleting Unethical Data Sets Isn’t Good Enough

Artificial Intelligence, Data Maintenance, Data Scraping, Data Usage, MS-Celeb-1M, Unethical Data Sets

Author: Karen Hao; Publisher: MIT Technology Review; Publication Year: 2021. The following article argues that deleting unethical data sets is not sufficient to be ethically responsible, and that “those working in [artificial intelligence (AI)] must…
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Data privacy concerns make the post-Roe era uncharted territory

Data Collection, Data Usage, Law Enforcement, Personal Data, Private Data, Roe v. Wade, Surveillance

Author: Juliana Kim; Publisher: National Public Radio; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses the role of data in the post-Roe vs. Wade legal framework. Several states have limited or banned abortion since the Supreme…
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Privacy Violations Undermine the Trustworthiness of the Tim Hortons Brand

Artificial Intelligence, Consent, Data Collection, Data Usage, Office of the Privacy Commisioner, Tim Hortons, Transparency

Author: Jordan Richard Schoenherr Publisher: The Conversation Publication Year: 2022 Summary: The following article discusses how given the growing capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI), coupled with a lack of transparency in how data is collected…
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Be Afraid: Executives Warn About Personal Data Harvesting and Use

Data Usage, Personal Data, Personal Information

Author: Jeremy Kahn; Publisher: Fortune; Publication Year: 2021. The following article details how many companies we know are willingly using personal data that they should not be ethically allowed to but are able to in…
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What Ethical Approaches are Used by Scientists When Sharing Health Data? An Interview Study

Consequentialism, Data Collection, Data Usage, Deontological Approach, Human Health Research, Procedural Compliance

Author: Jennifer Johansson; Publisher: BMC Medical Ethics; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how as data analytics transforms human health research, Johansson seeks out prominent researchers to gain insights into how they uphold ethical…
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10 Data Science Ethics Questions

Bias Mitigation, Data Accuracy, Data Collection, Data Representation, Data Usage, Legal Rights, Project Scope

Author: Jeff Saltz; Publisher: Data Science Process Alliance; Publication Year: 2022. The following article provides 10 questions for a data science team to incorporate ethics into their projects. These questions address various aspects of ethics…
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Getty Images Bans AI-Generated Content Over Fears of Legal Challenges

AI-Generated Images, Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, Data Usage, Getty Images, Training Data

Author: James Vincent; Publisher: The Verge; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how Getty Images has banned artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images from its website, citing concerns over the legality of such images. The company…
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Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Bias

Artificial Intelligence, Data Collection, Data Usage, Socioeconomics

Author: James M. Connolly; Publisher: Information Week; Publication Year: 2022. The following article is a great, comprehensive description of artificial intelligence (AI) ethics and bias with a lot of supporting articles linked throughout. It begins…
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