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2.2 Reflect on the programme core course and its relevance to the development of your project idea

My programme’s core course, Data Ethics as a Practice, provided invaluable insights into several diverse data and AI tools, highlighting their potential to safeguard society against AI-related risks. Although the detailed workings of each tool were intriguing, they didn’t directly pertain to my project idea. However, the course demonstrated the difficulties in managing AI responsibly and showed that these challenges often arise from the profit-seeking behaviour that thrives in capitalist systems.

For example, during the course I read into Data Nutrition Labels, which are akin to nutritional labels on food products and aim to enhance transparency and user control over digital products’ data-related aspects (Holland et al., 2018). These labels disclose information about data collection, usage, sharing, and security measures, and employ an extensible structure with various modules, ranging from non-technical to highly technical components, allowing flexibility in presenting information. The labels contribute to ethical AI development by providing transparency, facilitating informed consent, and addressing biases in training data and algorithms to mitigate discrimination. However, despite being universally accessible, the voluntary nature of these labels has limited their adoption. In the current economic landscape, it seems these labels need to be compulsory to maximise industry impact.

Two key points stand out to me in this context. Firstly, the necessity for these labels arises from companies aiming to conceal the genuine origins or nature of their data to command higher prices for their products. Secondly, the limited adoption of these labels is a result of companies prioritising projects that yield immediate profits. Both of these behaviours arise due to the competitive nature of laissez-faire capitalist environments.

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Essentially, despite the fact the specific tools discussed in this course won’t be incorporated into my project, analysing the reasons behind their necessity is helpful and bolsters my project thesis.

 

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