Ethics
Generative AI use is always unethical.
Always?
A student uses GenAI to write their paper. They do not disclose any AI use.
This is an academic integrity violation.
A job seeker uses AI to answer questions in a remote interview.
What are the risks? Are there situations where this would be "acceptable"?
Generative AI will replace human creativity.
What would that look like? What would that mean?
The environmental impact of GenAI is the biggest ethical concern with this technology.
What is the environmental impact? Do we know how this compares to other online tools such as streaming, etc.?
A student uses GenAI to help find resources for their paper.
Do the sources exist? Did the student evaluate them? Is there a situation where a student could use GenAI for sources and not violate academic integrity?
A job seeker uses AI to write their cover letter.
What is the benefit? Is anything lost? What happens in the interview or the job?
A small business owner chooses to use AI-generated images for social media to save time and money.
Social impacts such as job security are the biggest ethical concerns with this technology.
What other social impacts exist? What makes this the biggest concern?
A student uses GenAI to brainstorm ideas for their paper.
Where is the line? Who decides?
A professional uses AI to analyze data. Decisions are made based on the analysis.
Does it matter what industry? Does it matter what decisions? Who is accountable for the decisions?
A large and successful Hollywood studio chooses to use AI generated “actors” and AI generated scripts.
Where is the line? Who draws it?
Using any GenAI output is intellectual theft.
ANY output? What makes it theft?
A student uses GenAI to help choose what to major in.
Maybe not academic integrity... but is this a good idea? Why or why not?
A computer programmer uses GenAI tools provided by their organization to write code for public-facing apps.
All AI generated images and videos are “AI slop”.
Is there a creative element to the prompting process?
Generative AI helps close access gaps.
A student uses GenAI to help write emails to their instructor.
What if an instructor uses AI to write emails to a student? Is Grammarly different?
Generative AI use in the hiring process and workplace is an equity issue.
In what way?
Generative AI use in the creative process is intellectual theft.
For what reason? Is there ever acceptable use?