Ethics and Bias of AI

AI
Bias and Ethics

4/5 Unit 1.3B

The rules or principles that guide our behavior and help us decide what is right and wrong.

Ethical considerations are when we think about these rules and principles to make good choices.

Ethics

Bias is when something is unfairly influenced or one-sided.

For example, someone might show bias against on their race, gender, or age when making decisions.

Bias

Vocab of the Day

Multiple Choice

What makes AI bias?

• Using only certain types of data to teach the AI program.

• People’s own unfair ideas being passed to the AI program.

• Both of the answers are correct.

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to address bias in AI systems?

• To make AI systems more entertaining.

• To make sure things are fair and equal for everyone.

• To use less computer power for AI systems.

• To make AI systems harder to design.

Multiple Choice

Which image is an example of AI bias?

• AI prompt: Teacher

• AI prompt: Engineer

• AI prompt: Doctor

​Development of AI (the building and training of AI)

• To make sure AI is not bias, is fair, and is safe...
  we need to monitor the process of Machine Learning.

• AI learns from the humans providing the program with data.

• If those humans are bias or unfair, the program will be too.

Here is another example of AI showing bias:

Multiple Choice

What can be done to help reduce or lessen bias in AI systems?

• Ignoring feedback from users.

• Giving it small amounts of training data.

• Limiting the AI system’s learning to a specific country.

• Regularly updating, giving data, and reviewing the AI system.

Multiple Select

Why could artificial intelligence and face recognition cause concerns? (Choose all that apply)

• It might invade people's privacy.

• It could misidentify people, based on bias and misinformation.

• It may be used without permission or consent.

• It always works perfectly without mistakes.

Deployment of AI (the launching and sharing of AI)

• To make sure AI tools are transparent & truthful (tells the user what it is doing with our data), everyone has access to AI, and personal data is secure...

  • We as a society may need to make rules or guidelines for AI companies.

  • With these, we may need to create consequences if those requirements are not followed.

  • (examples of consequences: getting fined or shut down)

Multiple Select

What are ways we can make sure AI is benefiting society? (Choose all that apply)

• Educating users on ethical AI practices.

• Allowing everyone to have access to AI (free).

• Encouraging apps are truthful in sharing information.

• Making AI tools only for entertainment purposes.

Multiple Select

How can we make sure people use AI responsibly? (Choose all that apply)

• Teaching people the right way to use AI.

• Making rules to control how AI is used.

• Making sure AI is fair and doesn't hurt others.

• Letting people use AI however they want.

Multiple Select

Pick the examples of using AI in an unethical way (Choose all that apply)

• Using AI to write an essay for English class.

• Using AI to help create images for a comic strip for fun.

• Asking AI to look for spelling errors in your email to your teacher.

• Posting a photo of someone with a AI generated face.

​The Use of AI

• To make sure people use AI in a way that benefits society and use it responsibly...we need to educate people.

• Programs may also create code and rules to prevent improper use. For example, AI tools can be programed to not respond to certain responses, or block members if they are not being responsible.

Open Ended

How do you think students should use AI tools in their schoolwork? 

Open Ended

What are some important rules or guidelines we should have for using AI responsibly in school?

Next week we will use MagicSchool. Here is a video about generative AI!