Author: N/A; Publisher: Western Governors University; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how companies with higher ethical standards have been shown to perform better than companies who fail to consider the ethics of their practice. “73% of professionals say they take an organization’s values into account.” It is important for employees in deciding where to work if the company has values that align with…
Author: Sophie Lou, Mark Yang; Publisher: Medium; Publication Year: 2020. The following article discusses how data ethics is a growing field and it demands our attention as data scientists because it will be one of the most influential forces and the work we do in the coming years. Being well read and up-to-date with data ethics will make your work more beneficial to the people that it serves. Your first job as a data scientist should…
Author: Reid Blackman, Beena Ammanath; Publisher: Harvard Business Review; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how over the past few years, the question of how to address ethical problems relating to data has become prevalent, and industry leaders are starting to take note of the magnitude of this problem. While taking action quickly may seem like the best thing to do, this problem does not have a quick fix, and starting with…
Author: Raj Shekhar; Publisher: LSE Business Review; Publication Year: 2022. The following article focusses on how companies that adopt responsible artificial intelligence (AI) experience higher returns on their AI investment. Business leaders globally must coalesce around the imperative to develop rigorous, consistent standards for responsible AI adoption. These standards ought to prioritize trust and ethics and oblige…
Author: Rachel Wells; Publisher: DataKind; Publication Year: 2022. The following article provides a great definition of ethics for the data science field. Her goal is not to create a one-stop-shop for ethical frameworks because she does not think that is possible. However, she wants to give enough points to help guide people in the right direction for a more ethical space…
Author: N/A; Publisher: Open Data Institute; Publication Year: 2019. The following article is from the Open Data Institute (ODI), an organization that works with companies to make sure they are being compliant with data law and are collecting/using data ethically. The article includes tips from 4 different business leaders covering different aspects of data ethics including treating people justly, having a diverse…
Author: Natalia Domagala; Publisher: gov.uk; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how data science has proven to be a quickly changing and complex field to navigate from the perspective of ethical use. The best way for any data science team to successfully hold themselves accountable and ensure every action they take is done with the proper ethics in mind is to have a specified data ethicist. This role…
Author: Kate Gromova, Yaroslav Eferin; Publisher: World Bank Blogs; Publication Year: 2021. The following article talks about how the widespread adoption of digital technologies is raising questions about ethics of data use for countries across the world. According to Aristotle, ethics is the basis for creating the most effective model of fair human relations. In a digital world of online chats and social media, the need for new ethical…
Author: Amit M. Joshi; Publisher: IMB Business School; Publication Year: 2020. The following article describes how commonly there is a false dichotomy surrounding losing out on profits vs. adhereing to ethics. IMD argues this is a false dichotomy as adhering to ethical standards is profitable for a business’s reputation and business. Due to a global patchwork of regulations where it may be more profitable to…