Professional Standards & Ethics Flashcards
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A recommendation system is found to create 'filter bubbles' that reinforce users' existing beliefs. Which ethical principle does this MOST directly violate?
Answer: Non-maleficence through epistemic harm
Filter bubbles cause epistemic harm by limiting users' exposure to diverse viewpoints, which is a form of harm even without direct physical injury.
What is the primary purpose of a 'model card' as introduced by Mitchell et al. (2019)?
Answer: To document model performance, intended use, and limitations for transparency
Model cards are standardized documentation intended to communicate a model's intended uses, performance metrics, and known limitations to stakeholders.
Under GDPR's Article 22, individuals have the right to not be subject to solely automated decisions that produce significant effects. Which ML deployment scenario MOST likely triggers this requirement?
Answer: An automated loan approval system with no human review
Automated loan decisions produce significant legal and financial effects on individuals, directly triggering GDPR Article 22 protections.
A team member proposes falsifying benchmark results to win a competitive contract. Refusing to participate BEST aligns with which professional standard?
Answer: Integrity
Integrity requires honesty and refusal to participate in misrepresentation or fraud, even under competitive pressure.
An organization uses synthetic data generated from real patient records to train a diagnostic AI. Which ethical consideration MOST requires attention?
Answer: Whether the generation process adequately protects underlying patient privacy
Synthetic data derived from sensitive records may still encode identifiable information, requiring rigorous privacy analysis before use.
Which of the following is an example of 'Goodhart's Law' manifesting in an ML deployment?
Answer: A content moderation metric improves while actual harmful content increases
Goodhart's Law states that when a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure — optimizing the metric no longer achieves the original goal.
A practitioner is ethically obligated to report a colleague's serious misconduct even when it may harm the team's project timeline. This obligation is BEST supported by which ethical framework?
Answer: Deontological duty-based ethics
Deontological ethics holds that certain duties — such as honesty and preventing harm — are binding regardless of consequences.