Why Digital Ethics?

Should computing professionals care about digital ethics? From the point of view of academia, there is a growing shift to include digital ethics in the curriculum for computer science, data analytics, and artificial intelligence programs.

Chris Porter, Director of Artificial Intelligence Program and an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Drake University, will address the following questions while providing a high-level overview of the field of digital ethics.
- How has this shift better equipped students to address ethical challenges that arise from computing practice?
- More broadly, what benefits are there for computing professionals to supplement their technical background with training in digital ethics?
- Finally, narrowing in on the field of AI, how does an understanding of digital ethics inform work on responsible AI?

Agenda:
Networking 8:30 - 8:45 a.m.
Presentation & Q&A 8:45 - 9:30 a.m.
Roundtable Discussions 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Networking 10:00 - 10:30 a.m.