Week 2: AI Ethics & Responsible AI Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is the difference between weak AI and strong AI?
Weak AI assumes machines can act intelligently; strong AI claims machines can truly think and have consciousness.
What is the Turing Test?
A behavioral test where a machine passes if it can fool a human into thinking it’s human during a text conversation.
What are the three main branches of ethics?
Meta-ethics, Normative ethics, and Applied ethics.
Define ‘Responsible AI’.
AI that is designed, developed, and deployed in a way that is ethical, lawful, and beneficial to society.
What is Ethics by Design?
The integration of ethical principles into the design and functioning of AI systems.
What are Asimov’s Laws of Robotics?
Four laws prioritizing human safety, obedience, self-preservation, and humanity as a whole.
What is algorithmic bias?
Bias in AI systems caused by biased training data or societal inequities.
What are the types of harm AI bias can cause?
Harms of allocation and harms of representation.
What are adversarial attacks in machine learning?
Manipulated inputs designed to deceive AI models.
What is the ‘Coded Gaze’?
The bias of AI systems reflecting their creators’ assumptions, often affecting marginalized groups.
Explain ‘Ethics for Designers’.
Responsibility of AI creators to ensure integrity, transparency, and accountability.
What is functionalism?
The idea that mental states are defined by their functional roles, not their physical composition.
What is the Chinese Room argument?
Searle’s argument that simulating understanding is not the same as actual understanding.
What are regulated domains affected by AI bias?
Credit, employment, education, housing, and more.
What is the qualification problem?
The challenge of accounting for all possible exceptions in rule-based systems.
Name one standard addressing algorithmic bias.
IEEE 7003.
What is AI Transparency?
The ability to understand how AI systems make decisions.
What is the mind-body problem?
The question of how physical brain states relate to mental experiences.
Define ‘Ethics in Design’.
Considering ethics during the AI development process.
Give an example of an AI ethical dilemma.
Balancing privacy with surveillance for safety.
Purpose of Ethics-Based Auditing (EBA)?
To ensure AI systems align with ethical principles.
What is Embodied Cognition?
The theory that cognition arises from interaction with the physical world.
Name a law related to discrimination.
Civil Rights Act of 1964.
What is the EU AI Act’s purpose?
To regulate AI use based on risk levels.
