Chat with AIExam 4: Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems
A classic ethical dilemma is the hypothetical case of a man stealing from a grocery store in order to feed his starving family. If you used the Utilitarian Principle to evaluate this situation, you might argue that stealing the food is
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Professionals take on special rights and obligations because of their special claims to knowledge, wisdom, and respect.
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Define the basic concepts of responsibility, accountability, and liability as applied to ethical decisions. How are these concepts related?
(40) VerifiedResponsibility is the first key element of ethical action. Responsibility means that an individual, group, or organization accepts the potential costs, duties, and obligations for decisions made. Accountability is a feature of systems and social institutions. It means that mechanisms are in place to determine who took responsible action; i.e., who is responsible for the action. Liability is a feature of political systems in which a body of law is in place that permits individuals to recover the damages done to them by others.
These concepts are related as follows: I will assume the blame or benefit for the actions I take (responsibility); this blame or benefit accrues to me through the requirement that I be able to explain why I have taken the actions I have (accountability) for actions traceable to me by defined mechanisms in the organization, and if those actions result in hard to another, I will be held by law to reparations for those actions (liability).
The Internet has made the protection of intellectual property
(34) According to the courts, in the creation of software, unique concepts, general functional features, and even colors are protectable by copyright law.
(41) The robotics startup you work for has developed an AI-controlled robotic nurse, intended to care for end-of-life patients who are often unconscious. Which of the five moral dimensions does this raise?
(35) The process in law-governed societies in which laws are known and understood and there is an ability to appeal to higher authorities to ensure that the laws are applied correctly is called
(40) Two of the three principal sources of poor system performance are
(36) According to the ________, you should take the action that produces the least harm.
(37) Advances in data storage have made routine violation of individual privacy more difficult.
(38) Discuss at least three key technology trends that raise ethical issues. Give an example of an ethical or moral impact connected to each one.
(37) Web ________ are embedded in e-mails and Web pages to monitor user behavior at the Web site or sending e-mail.
(32) A cookie is a small file containing information about you and your Web activities that is deposited on your hard disk by a Web site.
(31) Spyware is software that comes hidden in downloaded applications and can track your online movements.
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