AS17

Question 1

AI/Automated Decision Making

Answer 1

ADVANATAGES:
- Computers don’t have mood or health.
- Computers can retain mass amounts of data.
- A computer offers consistency.

DISADVANTAGES:
- Can’t make ethical decisions.
- Not responsible for its actions.
- Computers are only as good as their algorithms.

Question 2

Environmental Issues

Answer 2

ADVANTAGES:
- Replace paper documents.
- Used to send products that would normally be sent via plane/lorry.

DISADVANTAGES:
- Computers are made up of rare chemicals that need to be mined.
- Computers are made of toxic chemicals that need to be disposed of properly.
- Computers use electricity and require extensive manufacturing to create, using fossil fuels.

Question 3

Freedom of Information

Answer 3

ADVANTAGES:
- People can share/access information that would be difficult to gain without the internet.
- People can spread news of emergencies quickly.
- Corruption can be made aware of, bringing justice.

DISADVANTAGES:
- Automated filters allow for the government to monitor millions of citizens.
- Networks are ultimately owned by the government, so they can control what can be accessed.
- It is easy to spread false information/illegal content online.

Question 4

Privacy and Surveillance

Answer 4

• Organisations like wikileaks/anonymous work to release sensitive documents.
• Governments have enacted powers to surveil widespread online communication.
• Governments have access to big data sets/perform biased analysis.
• Stores gather information about their customers and use it to target them for promotions/offers.
• Social media companies sell their information (political parties).

Question 5

Privacy

Answer 5

• Online access to file sharing lead to piracy.
• Content providers have had to remodel, with subscription plans offering increasingly better tiers.
• Shows have been leaked online, causing production companies to increase their security.