Introduction to AI
This term refers to AI's ability to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.
What is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)?
This principle requires AI to be used in ways that are fair and do not discriminate against any group.
What is Equity?
This limitation refers to the potential for AI to make errors due to flawed algorithms or biased data sets.
What are Algorithmic Biases?
This term refers to the integration of AI into everyday social work tasks, making processes more efficient.
What is AI Augmentation?
This type of AI, evident in social work, focuses on specific tasks and is programmed to perform a single job
What is Narrow AI or Weak AI?
This is the practice of ensuring that AI does not perpetuate existing social biases or create new forms of discrimination.
What is bias mitigation?
This term describes the phenomenon where the presence of AI cannot replace the nuanced understanding a human social worker has of client emotions and non-verbal cues.
What is Emotional Intelligence?
In the next decade, AI is expected to play a significant role in this type of social work practice, which is methodologically based on evidence and outcomes.
What is Evidence-Based Practice?
This AI function involves understanding human language and is used to analyze client interviews in social work.
What is Natural Language Processing (NLP)?
In AI, this ethical consideration involves ensuring that AI systems cannot be used to harm individuals or society.
What is Nonmaleficence?
This limitation arises when AI cannot cater to the unique context of each client’s life and circumstances.
What is Lack of Contextual Understanding?
This future development in AI would allow for the creation of personalized intervention plans by analyzing large data sets.
What is Personalized Care Modeling?
This AI application helps social workers identify patterns in case data to predict outcomes and allocate resources.
What is Machine Learning (ML)?
This term refers to the ethical obligation of social workers to involve clients in understanding how AI might be used in their cases.
What is Informed Consent?
This challenge reflects the risk of clients without internet access or digital skills being left behind in AI-integrated social work practices.
What is the Digital Divide?
The future may see AI in social work used for this type of simulation, which can predict community needs and resource allocation.
What are Predictive Simulations?
This advanced AI technique can simulate conversations with human users, often used in initial client contact.
What is a Conversational Agent or Chatbot?
This emerging ethical concern involves AI systems making decisions without human intervention, which can be problematic in complex social cases.
What is Autonomous Decision-Making?
This term refers to the over-reliance on AI, which may lead social workers to overlook or undervalue their professional judgment.
What is Technological Dependency?
This ethical challenge in the future of AI will need to be addressed, as it involves AI systems potentially making decisions about human well-being without a human in the loop.
What is Ethical Autonomy?