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Foundations of Information Systems

Application Questions

Foundations of Information SystemsApplication Questions
1 .
How might your ethical perspective change when assessing a situation from an individual versus organizational versus societal perspective? What factors might you prioritize differently?
2 .
Reflect on a recent technological innovation that you find interesting. Considering what you have learned about intellectual property law, how would you protect this innovation from being copied or stolen? What type of intellectual property protection (copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret) would be most suitable and why? Discuss any potential challenges or issues that could arise in protecting this innovation and how you might address them.
3 .
Think of an AI or automated system you regularly use. What potential ethical risks or biases might it have that you could investigate further? How could you envision enhancing transparency or human oversight?
4 .
Watch the video overview of IBM's AI FactSheets on its practices. How could Supplier Declaration of Conformity fact sheets help promote ethical AI governance? What limitations might exist?
5 .
How would you want health-care technologies like artificial intelligence or big data analytics to be used in your own medical care? What concerns would you have?
6 .
How might your perspective on health data privacy change if you or a loved one relied on connected technologies like pacemakers or glucose monitors? What concerns might emerge?
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