T5 - MS Flashcards
Daniel is a medical researcher trying to find a cure for a disease.
Recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) mean that a computer program could do the work of dozens of
researchers in a much shorter time.
Ethical issues:
Replacing people with machines
Loss of jobs
Community will suffer
Work will be completed faster
May find a cure faster
More reliable calculations
Save more lives
Daniel is a medical researcher trying to find a cure for a disease.
Recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) mean that a computer program could do the work of dozens of
researchers in a much shorter time.
Legal
More secure than people seeing
personal data
May be at risk if not backed up
May be at risk of threats e.g. hackers
Who is responsible if there is an error
Daniel is a medical researcher trying to find a cure for a disease.
Recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) mean that a computer program could do the work of dozens of
researchers in a much shorter time.
cultural issues
Removal of people from workforce
Change in demand for skills
Need people to manage the
hardware/software instead of medical
expertise
Skills may be lost
A school asks its students to bring in their own electronic devices (e.g. tablets, laptops, mobile phones) to use in
lessons instead of purchasing new equipment.
Discuss the issues surrounding students bringing their own devices.
Ethical
Pressure to have the best devices
Some students may not have devices
Liability for use
Students are not working on a level
playing field
A school asks its students to bring in their own electronic devices (e.g. tablets, laptops, mobile phones) to use in
lessons instead of purchasing new equipment.
Discuss the issues surrounding students bringing their own devices.
legal
responsibility for damage
may not have restrictions e.g. child
safety
A school asks its students to bring in their own electronic devices (e.g. tablets, laptops, mobile phones) to use in
lessons instead of purchasing new equipment.
Discuss the issues surrounding students bringing their own devices.
cultural
Students may have internet traffic
monitored in school
School may wish to install software on
students’ devices
Students may use cameras on devices
to record other students.
*Social networking websites use artificial intelligence (Al) to monitor posts from users.
Discuss the positive and negative uses of Al by social networking
Legal issues:
Copyright designs and patents act -
can check for plagiarism automatically
and highlight posts e.g. videos or
images
Data protection act - needs to make
sure rules are followed so that the AI
algorithm does not breach e.g. security
Check that materials are all legal
User has agreed the terms when
signing up so should expect it
*Social networking websites use artificial intelligence (Al) to monitor posts from users.
Discuss the positive and negative uses of Al by social networking
ethical
Users may not want everything they
post monitoring
May incorrectly block users/posts
Can limit plagiarism
Can make sure inappropriate/illegal
posts are not published
Website will need to tell users what it is
doing and they must agree with it
Record of monitoring reports may be
stored and used for other means
Users may feel safer using the website
because they know inappropriate
material will not be published
*Social networking websites use artificial intelligence (Al) to monitor posts from users.
Discuss the positive and negative uses of Al by social networking
privacy
Users may feel like they are being
watched all the time
Terms and conditions may sign away
their rights to privacy when using the
website
People may prefer a computer
analysing their posts than people
reading them
A company
transmits
personal data
to another
company
without the
individual’s
permission
The
Data P
rotectio
n Act
(2018)
A school
publishes their
student’s
addresses on
the school
website.
