Ethics Canvas for the Use of AI in Consumer Data
Module 06 Assignment - Ethics Canvas for the Use for AI in Consumer Data
Instructions: Complete all sections of the Ethics Canvas. Type your responses below and submit the completed template to the assignment dropbox for grading.
1. Worldviews:
a. How might people’s worldviews be affected by your product or service? (Ex. Their ideas about consumption, religion, work, etc.…)
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2. Individuals Affected:
a. Who use your product or service?
b. Who are affected by its use?
c. What is their gender, age, occupation, etc.…?
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3. Behaviors:
a. How might people’s behavior change because of your product or service? (Ex. Their habits, time-schedules, choice of activities, etc.…)?
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4. Relationships:
a. How might relations between people and groups change because of your product or service? (Ex. Between friends, family members, co-workers, etc.…)
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5. Plan of Action:
a. What are the most important ethical impacts you discussed?
b. How can you address these by changing your design, organization, or by proposing policy changes?
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6. Groups Affected:
a. Which groups are affected by the design, production, distribution, and use or your product or service?
b. Are these work-related organizations, interest groups, etc.…)?
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7. Product or Service Failure:
a. What are potential negative impacts of your product or service if it fails to operate or to be used as intended?
b. What happens with technical errors, security failures, etc.…?
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8. Problematic Use of Resources:
a. What are potential negative impacts of the consumption of resources relating to your product or service?
b. What happens with its use of energy, personal data, etc.…?
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September 9, 2023
Ethics Discussion
1 Worldviews
* In this day and age, consumers are aware of AI and their capabilities. Consumers will be much more open to this kind of advancement in data processing. Every kind of career now utilizes AI for convenience, which is why using AI to process data will be welcomed as long as it is processed ethically. As long as data are used and kept anonymously, in general, the public would be open to the use of AI in data processing (Franzke et al., 2021).
2 Individuals Affected
* People Online
* Although everyone will be affected by this usage of AI in consumer data, individuals who spend more of their shopping online will be exposed to this, especially people aged 20-30.
* As online stores require basic information for them to shop online, the personal data they give will be utilized by the website they have signed in. Their basic information cannot be categorized. Compared to shopping physically at a store, their data can be hidden while having a successful purchase.
3 Behaviors
* AI is relatively young, and today, at its peak, people are still learning things that AI can do and benefit them. Consumer data processing using AI cannot harm the customer or disturb them (Khatri, 2021). However, it will make users much more conservative about what personal details they give online, which is okay as it will keep their information safe.
4 Relationships
* In terms of relationships, the awareness of the individual in sharing information online will be discussed with their close relative. The discussion will be about data privacy and how to do online shopp...