Week 3

Part 1. Study Strategy

One way to find the right questions to ask a professor, is to ask about something you didn't understand from the readings or from the lecture. Writing down notes can help you figure out what you don't understand so you can ask the right questions to the professor.

Part 2.

This week, I learned more about ethics so I can become more prepared for the ethics essay. Ethics is the studying of morality and determining what is right and wrong. These are broken down into frameworks so we can see how ethical principles operate. A framework could justify a decision on a topic.

 The speaker in the Ethics in the Age of AI gives an unbiased standpoint when discussing AI technology and asks for viewpoints from those who don't mind it and from those who oppose it. In the end, he discusses his own viewpoint on AI to the audience.

The ACM Code of ethics dictates that computing professionals should contribute to the well-being of society, avoid harm (or minimized if intentional), be honest, be fair, be respectful, respect privacy, honor confidentiality, support high quality work, maintain high standards, provide professional review, foster public awareness and design secure systems

In the Ted Talk, the speaker provides an ethical argument on AI. He provides opposing viewpoint at the start of the speech. Will AI help with education? Will it contribute to misinformation? Mustafa follows the ACM code by describing the technology he has created. Provides different sides to the argument: Users who use AI to discuss their feelings or use it to drive cars or manage energy grids. Potential risks/dangers of AI in the future.

Ethics argument: The author will act unbiased when discussing two sides of an issue until they take their position and explain it.

Different types of ethical frameworks:

  • Ethical Relativism: No universal standards of right and wrong.
  • Cultural Relativism: Lack of universal standards due to different cultures having varying standards of right and wrong. "When in Rome, do as the Romans"
  • Individual relativism: Lack of universal standards due to individuals that have varying standards of right and wrong. "To each their own"
  • Utilitarianism: Rightness of an act that is determined by how much pleasure or how little pain it generates for everyone affected by it.

  • Care ethics: Obligation to care for other people. Rightness of an act is determined by how much it contributes to the good of those people we have close relationships with.
  • Ethical egoism: Common in corporations. Rightness determined by how much it benefits the agent doing it.
  • Divine command theory: Deals with theology. Rightness of an act determined by God's will.
  • Natural Law Theory: Rightness of an act depends on whether it is in accord with our natural inclinations as creatures.
  • Kant's Ethics: An act is right if it is rational
  • Virtue Ethics: Morally proper actions result from having the proper character traits or habits (virtues), such as courage, moderation, wisdom, justice, and truthfulness.
Part 3 Reflection.

It can be challenging for faculty to discern what belongs in a computer science degree. A portfolio show's the student's ability to code. Students should practice their ability to communicate in laymen terms. Computer scientists should be comfortable with command-line computing, discrete math, programming languages, algorithms, theory, architecture, operating systems, networking, security, cryptography, testing, ui/ux, swe, formal methods, graphics, and databases.

Success with the online CSUMB program requires a student's participation and collaboration. Students should respect the programs academic integrity and only turn in works that is theirs.

Part 4 Code of Integrity

Keeping integrity is important as you are paying to take these classes at CSUMB and cheating on these assignments just hurts you in the long run and can affect your career.

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