Are College Graduates Equipped for the Jobs of the Future? I’ve been concerned about the overuse of AI systems such as ChatGPT by college students who rely on it too much. It has the potential to detract from using creative thinking in responding to questions and in creating essays and term papers. I was curious […]
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From Ethics Washing to AI Washing I have previously blogged about ‘Ethics Washing’ in general, and blogged about it in the workplace, pointing out that it refers to the practice of ethical window dressing. It is where an organization gives lip service to ethics to make it seem as though it acts responsibly but does not do anything to
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Advice for Educators Regarding the Use of ChatGPT by Students Cheating in college is nothing new. What’s different are the new forms of cheating, which are diverse today because of the expanding areas of AI in education. In addition, the use of technology and software such as ChatGPT has created a greater opportunity for cheating
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Stakeholder Responses ChatGPT, a chatbot software launched by the AI company OpenAI in November 2022, synthesizes online data and communicates it in a conversational way. The chatbot generates articulate and nuanced text in response to short prompts, with people using it in a variety of ways including their schoolwork. ChatGPT could be a useful tool
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Enhancing the Classroom Experience It seems like virtually everyone in education is talking about “ChatGPT.” It’s a potential game-changer for the way students research and write papers. It can also help with homework, writing skills, and to provide feedback. Some claim it’s just another learning tool and should be viewed as an additional resource for
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It’s Time for Companies to Have an Ethics Committee I have blogged before about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to solve ethical quandaries and the key to using AI intelligently. Given the attention I have given to this subject in the past, it occurs to me that organizations should have ethics committees to deal
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Trust and Verify Artificial Intelligence systems can obscure the data in a way that creates biased information depending on the human values of those who enter the data from its source. For example, an algorithm developed from mortgage loan data might include a variable for the expectation of homeowners’ repayment of the debt. A bias
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Making AI Systems Accountable The question of whether artificial intelligence can be used in an ethical, responsible manner has been discussed a lot lately, especially regarding workplace ethics. AI should be used to make our lives easier, but it should do so in a responsible, ethical manner. A recent survey by Deloitte Insights evaluates the
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Accountability and Trust Must Be Built Into the System Ethical issues in artificial intelligence (AI) exist because rules of the road are needed to guide what is appropriate behavior in processing data against a set of algorithms to make decisions about individuals, communities, and society. Algorithms cannot think for themselves and are, therefore, morally neutral.
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