Data Science Law and Regulation -
Cluster 5 Ethics
What makes actions ethically significant? - correct answer-* Actions make a
difference to chances of having a good life
* Human choice
* More than merely good intentions
Ethically significant harms of Data Science? - correct answer-* Harms to
privacy and security
* Harms to justice and fairness
* Harms to transparency and autonomy
Content of Ethics - correct answer-Guidelines, principles, values
Goal of Ethics - correct answer-Assist in people's everyday moral conduct
Levels of Ethics in Data Science - correct answer-* Organisation: how to
structure the work environment?
* People: which virtues should be developed?
* Device: which values are embedded?
Moral theories - correct answer-* Consequentialism (utilitarianism)
* Deontology (Kantian Ethics)
* Virtue ethics (Aristotle)
Consequentialism - correct answer-Considers the eventual impact of a given
choice
Utilitarianism - correct answer-Prioritises welfare maximisation
Deontology - correct answer-Focuses on the preservation of individual rights
and on the intentions associated with a particular behavior rather than on its
consequences.
Kantian ethics - correct answer-the belief that people should be treated as
ends and never as means to the ends of others
Cluster 5 Ethics
What makes actions ethically significant? - correct answer-* Actions make a
difference to chances of having a good life
* Human choice
* More than merely good intentions
Ethically significant harms of Data Science? - correct answer-* Harms to
privacy and security
* Harms to justice and fairness
* Harms to transparency and autonomy
Content of Ethics - correct answer-Guidelines, principles, values
Goal of Ethics - correct answer-Assist in people's everyday moral conduct
Levels of Ethics in Data Science - correct answer-* Organisation: how to
structure the work environment?
* People: which virtues should be developed?
* Device: which values are embedded?
Moral theories - correct answer-* Consequentialism (utilitarianism)
* Deontology (Kantian Ethics)
* Virtue ethics (Aristotle)
Consequentialism - correct answer-Considers the eventual impact of a given
choice
Utilitarianism - correct answer-Prioritises welfare maximisation
Deontology - correct answer-Focuses on the preservation of individual rights
and on the intentions associated with a particular behavior rather than on its
consequences.
Kantian ethics - correct answer-the belief that people should be treated as
ends and never as means to the ends of others
