Tag: Decision-Making

Op-Ed: The Role of Ethics in Data-Driven Policymaking

Data Generation, Data Misuse, Data Security, Decision-Making, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Personal Data, Policymakers, Public Policy, Racial Data, Stanford Prison Experiment, Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Vulnerable Populations

Author: Jenna Shelton; Publisher: Brief Policy Perspectives; Publication Year: 2019. The following article is an opinion piece about the need for policymakers to use data ethically. The author points out that data can help inform…
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Ethical AI Development: Evidence from AI Startups

Artificial Intelligence, Decision-Making, Startups

Author: James Bessen, Stephen Michael Impink, Robert Seamans; Publisher: The Center on Regulation and Markets at Brookings; Publication Year: 2022. The following paper discusses an academic approach to researching and quantifying artificial intelligence ethic progress…
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Data Ethics is More Than Just What We Do with Data, It’s Also About Who’s Doing It

Algorithms, Data Collection, Data Usage, Decision-Making, Unconscious Bias

Author: James Arvanitakis, Andrew Francis, Oliver Obst; Publisher: The Conversation; Publication Year: 2018. The following article discusses how, as analysts, the main 2 ethical questions that are being asked are 1). What data should be…
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Federal Data Strategy Data Ethics Framework

Data Usage, Decision-Making, Federal Government

Author: Trey Bradley et. al.; Publisher: Federal Data Strategy; Publication Year: 2019. The following resource is considered a data ethics framework for the federal government. Some key players in the data ethics decision making field…
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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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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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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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Algorithmic Bias: Why Bother?

Algorithmic Bias, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Decision-Making

Author: Damini Gupta, T. S. Krishnan; Publisher: California Review Management; Publication Year: 2020. The following article highlights the importance and the need to reduce algorithmic bias. The article starts by recognizing that human bias will…
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Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice

Accountability, Decision-Making, Misconduct

Author: The Committee on Professional Ethics of the American Statistical Association; Publisher: The American Statistical Association; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses the guidelines that statisticians should follow to ensure ethical decision making and…
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