Cases studies that are designed for educational purposes to illustrate how to apply the Code to analyze complex situations. All names, businesses, places, events, and incidents are fictitious and are not intended to refer to actual entities.
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Case Studies
Professional Ethics || Resource || Varied URL ⇲ https://ethics.acm.org/integrity-project/case-studies/
Japan Loves Robots, but Getting Them to Do Human Work Isn’t Easy
Robotics Applications || Media Article || URL ⇲ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/world/asia/japan-robots-…
Patton's Ghost Army
Misinformation || Blog Post || Short (5 min or less) || URL ⇲ http://www.americainwwii.com/articles/pattons-ghost-army/
Trolley Problems and Other Difficult Moral Questions
General Ethics || Report || Long (10+ min) URL ⇲ http://www2.econ.iastate.edu/classes/econ362/hallam/CaseStu…
A comprehensive definiton of the trolley problem, its variations, and similar problems.
Quantum Computing Scientists Call for Ethical Guidelines
Media Article URL ⇲ https://www.wsj.com/articles/quantum-computing-scientists-c…
Among the potential dangers of misuse: harmful manipulation of the human genome
Tapping Into the Brain to Help a Paralyzed Man Speak
Health and Medical Applications || Media Article || URL ⇲ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/14/health/speech-brain-impl…
Ethical Engine - Representation
Diversity Equity and Inclusion || Module || Long (10+ min) URL ⇲ https://ethicalcs.github.io/modules/ethicalengine1/
A teaching module based on Tetula's Person Model
How One State Managed to Actually Write Rules on Facial Recognition
Facial Recognition || Media Article || Medium (5-10 min) || URL ⇲ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/technology/Massachusetts…
Teluta's Person Model
Transportation Applications || Module || Short (5 min or less) || URL ⇲ https://ethicalcs.github.io/modules/ethicalengine1/instruct…
Asilomar AI Principles
Robotics Applications || Blog Post || Short (5 min or less) URL ⇲ https://futureoflife.org/ai-principles/?cn-reloaded=1
The Asilomar AI principles, as drafted during the 2017 Asilomar conferece. They are a set of principles to guide the development of future artificial intelligence.