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Ethical Considerations in AI Flashcards

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  1. The concept of 'informed consent' in AI data collection requires that participants:

    Answer: Understand how their data will be used before agreeing

    Informed consent means individuals must clearly understand the purpose and use of their data before agreeing to share it.

  2. Which of the following best describes 'model cards' as an ethical tool?

    Answer: Standardized documents describing a model's intended use, performance, and limitations

    Model cards are structured documentation artifacts that communicate a model's purpose, performance metrics, and known limitations across subgroups.

  3. When a predictive policing algorithm disproportionately targets a specific neighborhood due to historically biased arrest data, this illustrates:

    Answer: Feedback loop amplification of bias

    Biased predictions lead to increased policing in certain areas, generating more data that reinforces the bias in a self-perpetuating feedback loop.

  4. Under GDPR, the 'right to erasure' (right to be forgotten) means:

    Answer: Individuals can demand deletion of their personal data under certain conditions

    GDPR's right to erasure allows individuals to request deletion of their personal data when it is no longer necessary or consent is withdrawn.

  5. Counterfactual explanations in AI ethics are used to:

    Answer: Show what minimal changes to input would alter a model's decision

    Counterfactual explanations tell users 'if X had been different, the outcome would have changed,' making decisions more actionable and understandable.

  6. A data scientist omits race as a feature but includes zip code, which correlates strongly with race. This practice is known as:

    Answer: Proxy discrimination

    Proxy discrimination occurs when a seemingly neutral variable acts as a stand-in for a protected attribute, reintroducing the discrimination being avoided.

  7. Which ethical framework emphasizes maximizing overall benefit to society when evaluating AI deployment decisions?

    Answer: Utilitarian ethics

    Utilitarianism evaluates actions by their consequences, favoring decisions that produce the greatest good for the greatest number.