University of Notre Dame - Ethics of Technology
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Ethics of Technology at Coursera Overview
Duration | 16 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Ethics of Technology at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a Certificate upon completion
Ethics of Technology at Coursera Course details
- Examine the role and responsibilities of design and development in the ethics of data and analytics.
- Analyze the ethical dimensions of data and analytics using conceptual tools and a moral vocabulary.
- Categorize ethical issues associated with data analytics development and use.
- Investigate the ethical dilemmas associated with data analytics.
- This course explores the ethical implications of data analytics
- The course will prepare you to evaluate strategic arguments about the ethics of data analytics and to relate data analytics to ethical concepts so that you approach newer, ambiguous capabilities of technology and artificial intelligence with a critical eye
Ethics of Technology at Coursera Curriculum
Technological Bias and Critical Theories
Welcome to the Course!
Technological Biases
Analysis of "The Secret Bias Hidden in Mortgage-Approval Algorithms"
Ethical Theories and Technology
Analysis of "Amazon Is Using Algorithms With Little Human Intervention to Fire Flex Workers"
Welcome
Course Overview and Requirements
Meet Your Instructor
Netiquette
Introduction to Technological Biases
"The Secret Bias Hidden in Mortgage-Approval Algorithms"
Introduction to Ethical Theories and Technology
"Amazon Is Using Algorithms With Little Human Intervention to Fire Flex Workers"
Week 1 Summary
Week 1: Next Steps
Lesson 1.1
Lesson 1.2
Lesson 1.3
Lesson 1.3 Reflection
Privacy and Surveillance
Theories of Privacy
Analysis of "There's a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone's Location Data"
Theories of Surveillance
Analysis of "There's a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone's Location Data"
Introduction to Theories of Privacy
"There's a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone's Location Data"
Introduction to Theories of Surveillance
"There's a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone's Location Data"
Week 2 Summary
Week 2: Next Steps
Lesson 2.1
Lesson 2.2
Lesson 2.3
Lesson 2.3 Reflection
Discrimination and Fairness
Technology and Discrimination
Analysis of "Amazon Scraps Secret AI Recruiting Tool That Showed Bias Against Women"
Fairness and Justice: The COMPAS Case
Analysis of "Machine Bias"
Introduction to Technology and Discrimination
"Amazon Scraps Secret AI Recruiting Tool That Showed Bias Against Women"
Introduction to Technology and Fairness
"Machine Bias"
Week 3 Summary
Week 3: Next Steps
Lesson 3.1
Lesson 3.2
Lesson 3.3
Lesson 3.3 Reflection
Measuring Accuracy and Offering Contestability
Artificial Intelligence and Mistakes
Analysis of "Pasco's Sheriff Uses Grades and Abuse Histories to Label Schoolchildren Potential Criminals"
Contestability and Ethical Artificial Intelligence
Analysis of "Cheating-Detection Companies Made Millions During the Pandemic. Now Students Are Fighting Back."
Conclusion and Wrap-Up
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and the Mistakes It Makes
"Pasco's Sheriff Uses Grades and Abuse Histories to Label Schoolchildren Potential Criminals"
The Reasons Why Contestability Is Required for Ethical Artificial Intelligence
"Cheating-Detection Companies Made Millions during the Pandemic. Now Students are Fighting Back."
Week 4 Summary
Next Steps
Lesson 4.1
Lesson 4.2
Lesson 4.3
Lesson 4.3 Reflection
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