Emerging Tech: Ethics and Professionalism

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What is the primary focus of the five basic principles of professional ethics in the accountancy profession?

To promote personal interests

To uphold integrity, objectivity, competence, confidentiality, and professional behavior (correct)

To maximize profits

To ensure compliance with laws and regulations

What is the primary concern during professional computing work?

Personal interests

Career advancement

Financial gain

The public good (correct)

What is the first general ethical principle mentioned in the content?

Respect the work required to produce new ideas

Contribute to society and to human well-being (correct)

Avoid harm

Honor confidentiality

What should be the central focus of system design and implementation?

Security Signup and view all the answers

What is a professional responsibility in computing?

To strive for high quality in professional work Signup and view all the answers

What is an important aspect of digital privacy?

Respecting individuals' privacy Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to take special care of certain systems?

Because they are integrated into the infrastructure of society Signup and view all the answers

Why is accountability important in emerging technologies?

To ensure trust and reliability Signup and view all the answers

What is digital privacy primarily concerned with?

Protecting identifiable or business identifiable information Signup and view all the answers

What is an essential aspect of ethics in computing?

Respecting the work required to produce new ideas Signup and view all the answers

What is information privacy concerned with?

Right to determine how personal information is collected and used Signup and view all the answers

What is communication privacy primarily concerned with?

Protecting digital communications from interception Signup and view all the answers

What is a threat in developing and utilizing emerging technologies?

Challenges and threats Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for leaders to articulate social responsibilities?

To ensure accountability Signup and view all the answers

What is a civic and ethical education understanding of the word ethics?

A moral principle or standard Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for managing personnel and resources?

To enhance the quality of working life Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential benefit of the huge amount of data being generated daily?

To provide businesses with better insight into their customers and operations Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk associated with driverless cars?

Bodily injury and property damage claims Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk associated with wearables such as Google Glass and Fitbit?

Invasion of privacy claims Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk associated with drones?

Property damage and bodily injury, as well as errors and omissions Signup and view all the answers

What is the risk associated with the Internet of Things (IoT)?

Privacy invasion, bodily injury, and property damage Signup and view all the answers

How can AI play a role in handling large amounts of data?

By surfacing data to humans in a way that they can understand Signup and view all the answers

What is the core idea behind individual privacy on the internet?

To choose what types of information one is exposed to and avoid unwanted information Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of Data Minimization?

To collect the minimal amount of information required by law Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of biometrics in terms of identity security?

Measuring unique heart/pulse rates, electrocardiogram sensor, blood oximetry, and skin temperature Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential benefit of using AI in the workforce?

Taking the burden of laborious and time-consuming tasks from human workers Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Transparency in digital privacy principles?

To provide clear information about the collection and use of identifiable information Signup and view all the answers

What is the main benefit of emerging technologies in organizational operations?

They provide improved accuracy, better quality, and cost efficiencies Signup and view all the answers

What is a challenge of using AI due to the data it is exposed to?

AI is only as good as the data it is exposed to Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the challenges posed by emerging technologies in digital privacy?

The speed at which technological change is occurring and introducing new risks Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a potential challenge of using robotics in manufacturing?

Humans may lose jobs due to automation Signup and view all the answers

What is a concern related to the increasing use of connected devices in the Internet of Things?

Companies will have to plan carefully how to utilize the masses of data being produced Signup and view all the answers

What is one example of emerging technologies used for counter-terrorism and law enforcement?

Predictive analytics and artificial intelligence Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the benefits of advanced forensics enabled by enhanced computing capabilities?

The ability to analyze large amounts of data quickly Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following technologies mentioned is related to disaster response and crisis scenarios?

GPS Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential benefit of using robots in the workforce?

Robots can take the burden of laborious and time-consuming tasks from human workers Signup and view all the answers

What is one example of safety and security equipment made with lighter and stronger materials?

Bullet and bomb proof materials Signup and view all the answers

What is a common thread among the technologies mentioned?

They are all related to Big Data Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Ethics and Professionalism in Emerging Technologies

The importance of ethics in technology is highlighted, with a code for professional ethics based on five basic principles: Integrity, Objectivity, Competence and due care, Confidentiality, and Professional behavior.

General Ethical Principles

Contribute to society and human well-being, acknowledging that all people are stakeholders in computing.
Avoid harm.
Be honest and trustworthy.
Be fair and take action not to discriminate.
Respect the work required to produce new ideas, inventions, creative works, and computing artifacts.
Respect privacy.
Honor confidentiality.

Professional Responsibilities

Strive to achieve high-quality processes and products in professional work.
Maintain high standards of professional competence, conduct, and ethical practice.
Know and respect existing rules pertaining to professional work.
Accept and provide appropriate professional review.
Give comprehensive and thorough evaluations of computer systems and their impacts, including analysis of possible risks.
Perform work only in areas of competence.
Foster public awareness and understanding of computing, related technologies, and their consequences.
Access computing and communication resources only when authorized or compelled by the public good.
Design and implement systems that are robustly and usably secure.

Professional Leadership Principles

Ensure that the public good is the central concern during all professional computing work.
Articulate, encourage acceptance of, and evaluate fulfillment of social responsibilities by members of the organization or group.
Manage personnel and resources to enhance the quality of working life.
Articulate, apply, and support policies and processes that reflect the principles of the Code.
Create opportunities for members of the organization or group to grow as professionals.
Use care when modifying or retiring systems.
Recognize and take special care of systems that become integrated into the infrastructure of society.

Digital Privacy

Digital privacy is the protection of personally identifiable or business identifiable information collected from respondents through information collection activities or from other sources.
Three sub-related categories of digital privacy:
- Information privacy: The notion that individuals should have the freedom to determine how their digital information is collected and used.
- Communication privacy: The notion that individuals should have the freedom to communicate information digitally with the expectation that their communications are secure.
- Individual privacy: The notion that individuals have a right to exist freely on the internet, choosing what types of information they are exposed to.

Digital Privacy Principles

Data Minimization: Collect the minimal amount of information from individuals and businesses consistent with legal requirements.
Transparency: Collection and use of identifiable information will be provided in a clear manner and mandated by law.
Accuracy: Information collected will be maintained in a sufficiently accurate, timely, and complete manner.
Security: Adequate physical and IT security measures will be implemented to ensure the collection, use, and maintenance of identifiable information.

Accountability and Trust

Emerging technologies can provide improved accuracy, quality, and cost efficiencies for businesses in every sector, enhancing trust in the organization's operations and financial processes.

Threats and Challenges

Ethical and regulatory challenges in emerging technologies include:
- Counter-terrorism and law enforcement informatics via predictive analytics and artificial intelligence.
- Real-time horizon scanning and data mining for threats and information sharing.
- Automated Cybersecurity and information assurance.
- Enhanced surveillance technologies.
- Simulation and augmented reality technologies for training and modeling.
- Safety and security equipment made with lighter and stronger materials.
- Advanced forensics enabled by enhanced computing capabilities.
- Situational awareness capabilities via GPS for disaster response and crisis response scenarios.
- Biometrics: assured identity security screening solutions by bio-signature.
- Robotic policing.

Challenges in using Artificial Intelligence

AI is only as good as the data it is exposed to.
AI has the potential to replace human workers.
AI can take the burden of laborious and time-consuming tasks from humans, freeing up their time and brainpower for other things.

Challenges in using Robotics in Manufacturing

With automation and robotics moving into other areas of work and business, the potential for humans losing jobs is great.
As automation technologies become more advanced, there will be a greater capability for automation to take over more and more complex jobs.

Challenges in using the Internet of Things

As more connected devices join the Internet of Things (IoT), the amount of data being generated is increasing.
Companies will have to plan carefully how this will affect the customer-facing application and how to best utilize the masses of data being produced.
There are severe security implications of mass connectivity that need to be addressed.

Challenges in Big Data

The huge amount of data being generated on a daily basis has the potential to provide businesses with better insight into their customers and business operations.
Although data can be incredibly useful for spotting trends and analyzing impacts, surfacing all this data to humans in a way that they can understand can be challenging.
AI will play a role in utilizing Big Data.

Risks of Emerging Technology

Driverless cars: Companies could be exposed to claims related to bodily injury and property damage.
Wearables: Companies could be exposed to invasion of privacy claims that may not be covered by general liability or personal injury claims that weren't foreseen.
Drones: Manufacturers and organizations that fail to protect themselves for property damage and bodily injury may be exposed to huge liabilities.
Internet of things: The proliferation of sensors and cross-platform integration creates potential exposure from privacy invasion, bodily injury, and property damage that may connect an organization to huge liabilities.

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Explore the intersection of ethics and emerging technologies, including digital privacy, accountability, and trust. Learn to distinguish between general, professional, and leadership ethical questions and identify threats and challenges in emerging tech.