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Open Source AI: To Release or Not To Release the GPT-2 Synthetic Text Generator
An AI Ethics Case Study
Concern is high over possible misuses of new AI technology which generates text without human intervention.
Smart Lampposts: Illuminating Smart Cities
An IoT Ethics Case Study
As cities collect, analyze, and share more data, new ethical questions arise.
Sentio Ergo Sum
An AI Ethics Case Study
AI software accentuates emotional intelligence for customer service reps.
Privacy, Technology, and School Shootings: An Ethics Case Study
The ethics of social media monitoring by school districts.
The Vulnerability Disclosure Debate
The debate over “responsible” disclosure of software vulnerabilities has been a mainstay in the security space.
Students and Sensors: Data, education, privacy, and research
An Ethics Case Study
How should we think about the use of student data by colleges and universities in efforts to improve student retention or academic success?
The "Goodbye Fears Monster"
An Ethics Case Study
A new toy records the fears of young children and passes them along to parents.
Apple vs. FBI Case Study
Business & government struggle over encryption’s proper place.
To Ship or Not to Ship
A quality assurance engineer must decide whether or not to ship products that might be defective.