Technology Ethics and Privacy

12Technology39 min

Learning Objective

I can analyze ethical issues related to technology and digital privacy.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

7 min

Guided Notes

8 min

Key concepts students will learn:

  • The speaker identifies three things that keep them up at night: climate change, the fact that people may not know an AI is making decisions that impact their lives, and the assumption that AI decisions are always ethical.

  • The five pillars of earning trust in AI are fairness, explainability, robustness, transparency, and assuring data privacy.

  • To address the socio-technological challenge of earning trust in AI, organizations should consider three major things: people and culture, process or governance, and tooling.

Practice

12 min

6 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Describe a situation where an AI algorithm makes a decision that impacts someone's life. Then, explain how one of the five pillars of AI trust (fairness, explainability, robustness, transparency, data privacy) could be applied to ensure ethical considerations are met in that scenario.

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