D333 Ethics in Technology - Set 2 - Part 3

Correct Answer: Difficulty assigning responsibility when an automated system causes harm

When decisions emerge from complex automated systems, it can be unclear whether the developer, deployer, or operator is responsible, creating a gap in accountability for harms.

Correct Answer: To avoid foreseeable harm and act in their legitimate interests

Technology professionals owe users a duty of care to avoid foreseeable harm, respect their autonomy and privacy, and act honestly regarding what the product does.

Correct Answer: Speed may be prioritized over user safety and societal harm

Prioritizing rapid release over careful assessment can push harms onto users and society, particularly where systems affect safety, privacy, or vulnerable groups.

Correct Answer: Considering societal and environmental impact alongside profit

Corporate social responsibility means accounting for the company's effects on society and the environment, including data practices, labor conditions, and energy consumption.

Correct Answer: A structured approach to analyzing and resolving moral dilemmas

An ethical framework provides a structured method for identifying stakeholders, weighing competing values and consequences, and reaching a defensible decision in a dilemma.

Correct Answer: Anyone affected by or able to affect the decision

Stakeholders include all parties affected by a decision, such as users, employees, communities, and the public, not merely those with a financial stake.

Correct Answer: Misidentification and disproportionate surveillance of specific groups

Facial recognition can misidentify people, with documented higher error rates for some demographic groups, and enables pervasive surveillance, raising serious civil liberties concerns.

Correct Answer: Considering energy consumption and electronic waste in design decisions

Computing consumes substantial energy and generates electronic waste, so professionals should weigh efficiency, hardware longevity, and disposal in design and procurement decisions.

Correct Answer: Building privacy protections into systems from the outset

Privacy by design embeds privacy protections into system architecture from the beginning as a default, rather than adding them retroactively as an afterthought.

Correct Answer: An individual's ability to request erasure of their personal data

The right to erasure, established in regulations such as GDPR, allows individuals to request deletion of their personal data in defined circumstances.