Ethics Counts in a World Animated by Software
An ethical approach to software development relies on five core elements: reliability, security, data protection, transparency, and accountability. Companies developing software must recognize a responsibility to these ethical standards beyond the initial release of their products. At the same time, user agency and engagement are also critically important. Users are responsible for challenging potential hazards stemming from the use of the software.
Vint Cerf, widely recognized as one of the “Fathers of the Internet,” was a co-developer of the TCP/IP communication protocols used to build the Internet. He is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of Technology, and the Turing Award, among others. He now serves as Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist at Google.
Leading Ethically in the Age of AI and Big Data is the product of a grant to Purdue University’s College of Liberal Arts from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. Learn more about the project at https://bit.ly/LeadingEthically. A new Purdue Bachelor of Arts major in Artificial Intelligence will teach students to ask fundamental questions about intelligence and the ethical principles guiding the development of AI. Learn more at https://bit.ly/PurdueAI.
