"Analysing how technology changes lives, jobs, and social fairness."
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To explore how digital technology changes our lives and decide if these changes are fair for everyone in society.
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Issues relating to right and wrong, focusing on fairness and human welfare.
"Is it right for a robot to decide who gets a bank loan?"
How technology changes how groups of people live and behave.
The gap between people with access to high-speed tech and those without.
Modern algorithms are performing complex tasks like screening job applications. While efficient for the Company, it creates massive ethical risks regarding Bias and Redundancy for human employees.
Scenario: A hospital replaces human radiologists with an AI system that diagnoses X-rays instantly.
Discuss the conflicting interests of two stakeholders.
Hospital: Saves money and processes patients faster.
Radiologists: Lose their jobs and income.
Technology has enabled Globalisation. While this allows for 24/7 trading and growth, it puts extreme pressure on Local Stakeholders like high-street shops who cannot compete with global prices.
Scenario: A student buys a t-shirt directly from a factory in China using an app. Which stakeholder loses out?
Local High-Street Shops: They cannot compete with the low prices and massive scale of global online factories.
Investigate the algorithm and fix the hidden bias. Pass the assessment to proceed.
An interactive learning experience to re-emphasise the cultural and ethical shifts of our choices.
Students: Signal completion. Teacher: Initiate class reflection.
"Is it better for a few people to lose their jobs if it makes a service cheaper for the whole of society?"
"Should governments be allowed to censor the internet if they believe it keeps people safe?"