Chapter 11: Artificial Intelligence
Chapter Outline
Introduction: Attitudes Toward Technology
Defining AI
AI: Apocalypse, Salvation, or Something in Between?
Balancing Act: AI Guardrails, Innovation, and Regulatory Oversight
Boon and Bane of AI
Information Centers and AI Ethics
AI Standards and Transparency
AI Education Pipelines: AI Curricula, Partnerships, and Resources
AI Uses in Education
AI Advisors
AI and Religion
AI Through Humanities and Interdisciplinary Lenses
AI Ethics Washing
AI and IP
AI and Reliability
Review Questions
- How might AI create inequities for some groups or individuals? Identify some of the efforts being made to address the impacts of AI on vulnerable people and communities.
- Explain how some uses of AI may initially appear positive or benign but later raise concerns about possible harm and misuses.
- What are “AI hallucinations” and what affect can they have on products and services? How can their risks be mitigated?
To deepen your understanding of the materials discussed in this chapter, be sure to spend some time reviewing the Questions for Reflection, Exploration, Action, Discussion (READ) on page 354.
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