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ETHICAL PRACTICES

IN AI

LEARNING OUTCOMES
AI and Human Bias
Ethics in Artificial Intelligence
Why is AI Ethics Important?
AI Code of Ethics
Bias, Bias Awareness, AI Bias and Sources of Bias
Developing AI Policies
Ensuring Privacy of Users and Their Data
Mitigating Environmental Impacts
Ethical Dilemma
Moral Machine

AI and Human Bias
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is pervasive in modern life. It powers navigation apps, helping you find the best or most
eco-friendly routes. It enhances the capability of search engines, making it easier to find the information you need.
It assists doctors in making accurate diagnoses and developing better treatment plans. It improves weather forecasting,
so you can be prepared for major weather events. Combined with sensors and satellites, it collects data about the
environment, helps scientists in understanding and predicting the changes in our world. AI makes life easier and
safer by helping people to make informed decisions, connecting them with the right information at the right time, and
identifying patterns or efficiencies they might miss.
But AI can also cause harm. For instance, AI can be used to decide who gets a loan, who gets into college, who gets a
job, how much employees are paid, or how long prison sentences should be. The harm from AI isn’t always physical.
It can be less obvious, like unfairness, discrimination, or exclusion. This harm can be subtle because people might not
know when they are interacting with AI or how it is affecting decisions about them.

AI is the product of human imagination. Prejudice or bias, whether we are willing to admit it or not, is inherent in human
experience. To avoid prejudice, programmers can turn to the philosophical basis of asking questions out of curiosity,
seeking to transcend our own perspectives, and learning to see the world outside the trap of our own human algorithms.
Machines are everywhere and they learn from humans. Since all humans have certain ethics and biases based on the
environment and cultures they are surrounded by, machines also learn the ethics and biases from humans.
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves towards a stage where it can replicate human brain capabilities, ethical
concerns arise. The development of intelligent machines raises some ethical concerns. To raise awareness about
AI machines, ethical guidelines have been developed. These guidelines ensure that AI machines are not harmful to
humans or society.

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