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Q7 Intro to AI: AI Ethics & Privacy

1. Basics

Ethics and PRIVACY around AI are important

Ethics: A challenge of programming an algorithm and creating the database for an AI machine is focused on ethics. What might seem good for one person or society might not be good for another. 

Privacy when using AI resources: This involves some federal laws and your age. COPPA is a law enacted in 2020 that protects the data of students under 13 even when using AI applications. What about the grades and records for students 13 and over? The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law passed in 1974 to protect student data privacy and who can access records. To learn more about FERPA, watch this FERPA Basics Introduction YouTube (3:32).

Activity: Check with your teacher about the two activities on this page. You may be assigned to work with a partner or group to watch the video about Ethics and the activity below on the left or another group to do the activity and watch the video about COPPA below on the right. In the sections below for Ethics and Privacy, there are worksheets to complete by you and your partner. 

Keep in mind that you may have heard about AI and ChatGPT. Students 13 and over are permitted to use it, otherwise, those under 13 need parental permission.

ETHICS ACTIVITY

Play the video Ethics & AI - Privacy & the Future of Work. Direct link (3:26)

What does ethics mean to you?

Judge for Ethics

What may seem ethical to you might not feel right to another classmate. Watch the video and then use the What Does Ethics Mean to You? worksheet by yourself or with a partner to complete the questions on ethics and norms. You will make a copy for yourself, or your teacher will create the copy. 

PRIVACY & COPPA ACTIVITY

This section applies to students under 13 years of age.

Cyber security eyes

In the United States, children's data is protected by a law called COPPA. This video explains this law that went into effect in 2020: Features Impacted by COPPA (3:16)

Step 1. You will work with a partner, small group, or entire class and make a list on a large sheet of paper, on a display, or using a whiteboard-type app (Google Jamboard, ...) that can be shared.

Step 2. Use this Privacy & Coppa Worksheet to list the different apps and devices you use that collect information about you.

Privacy & COPPA (3:16)

MITECS   Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students

ISTE Standards for Students

1. Empowered Learner
d. Understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies, are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies