Lecture Seventeen--ICS 131--Win 2000--6 Mar 00
Ethics II--"Ten" Commandments
From cases and experiences to "principles"
Do unto others ...
Love they neighbor
Remember Kling's advice to consider
both individuals and organizations
when discussing ethical issues
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1. On-line ethics = Off-line ethics
Don't do anything on line
that you wouldn't do off line
In fact, better to be even
more careful on line
Remember the e-mail discussion
Computer ethics = Non-computer ethics
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2. Be open, be honest, be candid
non-feasance v mal-feasance
so tell users
about bugs
bout incompatibilities
ADA compiler test
as an example of software certification
Medical mistakes, disclosure of
Computing mistakes, disclosure of
Liability issues
Insurance company's advice--
don't admit liability in an auto accident
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3. Don't oversell
Herbert Simon and his 1950's predictions
about what AI will accomplish in the next decade
Performance claims
some standardized test sets
Reliability
Warnings--AOL case, cell phone case
3.5 Don't assume too much (background of users)
JF should have told you
that Part A has summaries of
other chapters in the section
JF should have told you
about study groups
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4. Respect intellectual property
In writing--
use citations to indicate source of ideas, quotes
In system development
Don't try to block use
of intellectual property
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5. What should you assume about others? (ethics of others)
Should JF ask you to sign
statement on quizzes?
Should JF ask you to
sit apart?
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6. Don't take advantage of people
Computer Health and Safety
Professor requiring own text
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7. Live up to your promises
Value of contracts--some value
Better to be able to trust the other party
Xerox and the second Sigma 7
Or make it good
Correct errors
Intentional or not
Implicit promise
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8. Don't disrupt
Don't deliberately harm others
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Odds and end
131 in the news(see back of Quiz 6)
Double Click reversal
Distance learning
Checking out campus facilities
Final hints--Lectures and Part A's
Questions for Review Session
Send JF e-mail by next Monday