7 ethics and ownership Flashcards
(20 cards)
legal
wether or not an action is permissible by law
morality
the difference between right and wrong, founded in personal beliefs
ethics
concerns of right and wrong but used in a professional context
culture
attitudes, values and practices shared by a society or group of people
intellectual property rights
copying of software without the permission of the owner
privacy
the right to keep personal information and data secret to prevent it being accessed and shared e.g. hacking
piracy
using or making illegal copies of software
product key
security method used in software to protect against illegal copies or use
digital rights management (DRM)
used to control the access to copyrighted material
free software foundation
- a licence gives users freedom to run, copy, distribute, change or adapt the software
- condition: any redistributed version of the software must be distributed with original terms of free use, modification and distribution
open source initiative
offers the same freedoms as the free software foundation, but focusing on the practical consequences of the four shared rules, such as more collaborative software development
freeware
software that can be downloaded free of charge, covered by the usual copyright laws and cannot be modified
shareware
allowed users to try a software for a free trial period often missing some features only available in the fee version. the full version of the software can be downloaded once the full fee has been payed
AI
machine which carries out a task that requires some degree of intelligence when carried out by a human being.
how can AI learn from past mistakes
-they adapt to stop the same problem from occurring again
-they learn to predict when it might happen and raise alert
Ai impact on society
-replacement of manual labor with automation leading to unemployment
- increased leisure time
ai impacts on economy
-increased innovation and efficiency, there’s lower manufacturing costs
copyright definition
-the formal and legal rights to an ownership
- protects against unauthorized reproduction of work
commercial license
user must pay before being able to use the software
benifits of joining a professional ethical body
- ethical guidelines to follow
- doesn’t have to decide what’s ethical since it’s written down
- co workers know the standards being applied
