AI Ethics quiz

Question 1

What is AI ethics?

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The study of right and wrong in building and using AI

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Rules about how robots should look

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A type of AI programming language

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The history of how AI was invented

Question 2

What is 'algorithmic fairness'?

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Ensuring AI doesn't systematically favor or harm certain groups

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Making sure the AI runs at equal speed for everyone

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Making sure the AI looks the same on all devices

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Splitting the AI's profits equally

Question 3

What is a 'deepfake'?

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An AI-generated fake video or audio of a real person

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A very deep ocean photograph

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A type of underwater drone

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A documentary filmed underwater

Question 4

What does 'accountability' mean in AI?

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Determining who is responsible when an AI causes harm

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Making sure the AI always responds quickly

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Making the AI count things accurately

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Storing records of every AI decision forever

Question 5

How can AI perpetuate discrimination?

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AI learns biased patterns from historical data

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AI is programmed to be discriminatory

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AI always discriminates intentionally

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AI can only discriminate based on age

Question 6

What is the 'right to explanation' in AI?

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The right to know why an AI made a specific decision about you

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The right to be told how AI works in general

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The right to use any AI tool for free

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The right to reprogram any AI

Question 7

What is 'data poisoning'?

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Deliberately corrupting training data to make an AI behave badly

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When AI accidentally loses its data

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When an AI drinks too much power

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When data gets old and stops working

Question 8

What is 'explainability' in AI and why does it matter?

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An AI that can describe how it reached its conclusions

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An AI that speaks multiple languages

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An AI that processes data faster

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An AI with a very large display screen

Question 9

What ethical issues arise with AI in schools?

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Questions of fairness, cheating, data privacy, and bias all arise

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No ethical issues exist in schools

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AI in schools is illegal

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Schools only use AI for attendance

Question 10

Should AI be used to make decisions in courts?

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No, AI sentencing tools have shown bias and lack human accountability

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Yes, AI is always more accurate than judges

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AI is already the sole judge in 20 countries

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Courts must use AI by law

Question 11

What is 'automation bias'?

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Over-trusting AI recommendations without applying your own judgment

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When robots cause car accidents

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When AI software has a bug

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When humans distrust all AI systems

Question 12

What does 'do no harm' mean in the context of AI?

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AI should be designed to minimize harm to people

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AI should never be shut down

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AI should only help doctors

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AI must be tested for 100 years before use

Question 13

Why might an AI hiring tool be unfair?

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AI can learn patterns from biased past hiring data and repeat those biases

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AI hiring tools are always perfectly fair

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AI hiring tools only discriminate by age

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Hiring AI tools were never used by companies

Question 14

What is 'AI governance'?

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The rules, laws, and guidelines that control how AI is built and used

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How AI manages its own code

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How AI chooses its training data

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The process of training an AI model

Question 15

What is the ethical concern about AI and employment?

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AI automation can displace workers, raising questions about support and transition

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AI creates jobs but never eliminates them

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AI only replaces jobs in the military

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Employment ethics only concerns robots, not software

Question 16

What is 'the trolley problem' applied to self-driving cars?

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If a crash is unavoidable, whose life should the car prioritize — passengers or others?

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This problem only applies to public transport

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Self-driving cars always choose to stop completely

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The trolley problem is solved by speed limits

Question 17

What is 'consent fatigue' in the digital age?

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Automatically clicking 'accept' because consent requests are too long and frequent

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Being too tired to use technology

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Refusing all technology for ethical reasons

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When AI asks too many questions

Question 18

Why should kids learn about AI ethics?

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Everyone affected by AI benefits from understanding it — which is everyone

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Only engineers need to learn about AI ethics

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AI ethics is only taught in university

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Kids cannot understand AI ethics

Question 19

What is a 'black box' AI and why is it a problem?

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An AI that gives decisions without explaining its reasoning

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An AI stored in a black computer case

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A special type of AI for nighttime use

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An AI that only processes dark images

Question 20

What ethical questions does social media AI raise?

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Algorithms can amplify misinformation, create filter bubbles, and maximize addictive screen time

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Social media AI is always ethical and fair

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Social media AI only affects adults

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Ethical issues are only about posts, not algorithms

Question 21

How should AI handle personal health data ethically?

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Health AI should collect minimal data, encrypt it, get consent, and never sell it

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Health AI should share data freely to improve research

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Health AI has no special ethical requirements

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Health data is only ethical to use if the patient is unconscious

Question 22

What is the concern about AI and children's privacy?

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Children's data should be extra protected; laws like COPPA restrict collection from under-13s

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Children don't need special privacy protections

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AI is not allowed to be used with children

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Parents should give all their child's data to AI companies

Question 23

What happens when AI makes a medical mistake?

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Questions arise about doctor, company, and regulatory responsibility for the harm

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The patient is always at fault for trusting AI

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Only the AI company is responsible, never the doctor

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Medical AI never makes mistakes because it's tested

Question 24

How can users protect themselves from unethical AI?

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Limit permissions, read privacy settings, stay informed, and support good AI laws

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There is nothing users can do to protect themselves

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Only lawyers can protect people from unethical AI

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Delete all technology you own

Question 25

What is 'algorithmic transparency' and how does it differ from explainability?

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Transparency is about open system design; explainability is about specific decisions — you need both

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They are exactly the same thing

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Transparency is only required by law; explainability is voluntary

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Explainability is for engineers; transparency is only for users

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