Guiding Questions:
The following are some questions you should ask yourself when deciding whether to use a generative A.I. tool.
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How might using AI harm the environment?
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What happens to other people's work when I put it into an AI tool? Do I need permission?
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How will I check if the information the AI gives me is true?
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How will I spot and fix any unfair viewpoints in what the AI creates?
Resources
- Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework for the Intelligence CommunityThis is an ethics guide for United States Intelligence Community personnel on how to procure, design, build, use, protect, consume, and manage AI and related data.
The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI by ISBN: 9780190067397Publication Date: 2020-07-10This volume tackles a quickly-evolving field of inquiry, mapping the existing discourse as part of a general attempt to place current developments in historical context; at the same time, breaking new ground in taking on novel subjects and pursuing fresh approaches.
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence by ISBN: 9780190905040Publication Date: 2020-09-01This volume features seventeen original essays by prominent AI scientists and philosophers and represents the state-of-the-art thinking in this fast-growing field.
Algorithms of Oppression by ISBN: 9781479849949Publication Date: 2018-02-20A revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms.
Weapons of Math Destruction by ISBN: 9780553418811Publication Date: 2016-09-06A former Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern life and threaten to rip apart our social fabric.
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by ISBN: 9781610395694Publication Date: 2019-01-15The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior.
Code and Conscience by ISBN: 9783031520815Publication Date: 2024-10-25The contributions present current issues in AI, ethics and human rights, policing, privacy and surveillance, social media, and data protection.
Ethics in Artificial Intelligence: Bias, Fairness and Beyond by ISBN: 9789819971831Publication Date: 2024-01-03This book is a collection of chapters in the newly developing area of ethics in artificial intelligence.
Copyright and Publisher Policies
Training AI tools with existing data can lead to legal problems with copyright and intellectual property rights. Right now, courts in the US and worldwide are deciding important questions about who owns data, how it can be licensed, and whether using this data to train AI is considered "fair use" under the law.