Human-to-Human Contact in Decline: What Does it Mean? A recent Harris Poll reveals a dramatic shift in how younger people interact with technology. The exact breakdown of the 50% of Gen Z that are open to AI relationships includes: 15% state they are already in a romantic or deeply personal relationship with an AI. 19%
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Are Universities Embracing the Spirit of the #MeToo Movement? The #MeToo movement started as a local grassroots campaign founded by activist Tarana Burke in 2006, and it later became a global viral phenomenon in October 2017 following sexual abuse allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein. Tarana Burke created the phrase “Me Too” in 2006 while
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Who Wins; Who Loses? I have previously blogged about the expansion of prediction markets and its effects on the population. Bettors can bet on virtually anything. For example, Will the U.S. invade Iran before 2027? The Iran war is a popular source of betting. Prediction market traders on Polymarket and Kalshi have placed hundreds of
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Surveys Raise Questions About Students’ Critical Thinking Skills It is no secret that college students are concerned about the impact of AI on future employment opportunities and the skills needed to be successful in using AI. There is some trepidation on the part of students who fear that AI-generated information will lead to a reduction
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The Key is Cultivating Professional Skepticism I have previously blogged about Guidelines for Ethical AI in Higher Education. In this blog I focus attention on the teaching of AI in the classroom. Educators should start with a review of the normative principles an AI system should respect, such as autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice and explicability.
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AI Ethics: The Principles Shaping Responsible AI Development I have previously blogged about ethical issues surrounding AI. This discussion includes the difference between responsible and ethical AI, and frameworks used to incorporate AI into decision making. These ethical issues form the foundation of ethical frameworks that can produce trustworthy systems. Writing for the online publication,
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How Predictions Markets Work I have previously blogged about how predictions markets work and some of the ethical issues that should be addressed. In this blog, I examine the benefits and harms of betting on predictions markets and regulatory concerns. I also look at the ethical issues using a Virtue Ethics perspective. Prediction markets offer
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Psychological Considerations in Ethical Decision Making In resolving ethical dilemmas, I often ask students simply “What Would You Do?” Typically, students will rely on philosophical reasoning to respond. Briefly, they might refer to Utilitarianism, which balances harms and benefits and chooses the best alternative that maximizes the net benefits to the stakeholders. One problem with
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Creating a Culture Where Moral Values Lead the Way Have you ever thought about the reasons why ethical failures keep happening? It’s not just business failures, which I blog about in my workplaceethicsadvice.com blog. Ethical failures often are caused by the pursuit of profits above all else. It happens all too frequently in government. Time
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The Lost Art of Civility Civility is the ability to talk respectfully with people who disagree with you. Civility in society is waning. In fact, one can make the argument that it no longer exists or, at least, incivility has affected many segments of society and increasingly, people act uncivilly towards others when involved in
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