ChatGPT: What do you think the goal of self-driving car technology is, especially for companies like Uber?

Me: For more efficient and potentially safer driving

ChatGPT: Exactly. If the goal is safer and more efficient driving, then: What do you think are some of the key safety challenges that companies face when testing self-driving vehicles on public roads?

Me: Where they can do it at, so they don't put people at risk of getting injured in an accident, because who wants to be victim of a failed experiment?

ChatGPT: That’s a great point—testing in real environments introduces real risks.
So if a self-driving car is being tested on public roads, what kind of safety precautions or oversight would you expect the company to have in place during those tests?

Me: To make sure the roads are fully closed off and only people who volunteer / give consent to be on the road at the same time as the testing takes place

ChatGPT: That would be a very cautious and ethically sound approach.
Given that ideal, what do you think could go wrong if a company instead tests their self-driving cars on open public roads, with regular, unaware pedestrians and drivers around?

Me: There is a heavier risk of danger in damaging property or seriously injuring a person

ChaGPT: Exactly—and that’s where the 2018 Uber self-driving fatality comes into play.
Knowing that, what kind of person would you expect Uber to have inside the self-driving car during public road tests to help avoid such dangers?

Me: A person who is still focused on the roadway, but know the experiment and has an idea of whats going on and being attentive to the program

ChatGPT: Right, someone who’s trained, alert, and ready to take control if the system fails.
So what do you think could happen if that safety driver inside the car gets distracted—even briefly—while the vehicle is operating autonomously?

Me: The put everything outside at risk if there were to be a failure in the system

ChatGPT: Exactly—and that’s what tragically happened in 2018.
Given what you know now, what do you think the consequences were when Uber’s self-driving car struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona?

Me: Serious consequences, because of negligence of the driver

ChatGPT: Yes, and investigations found multiple points of failure.
Why do you think both Uber and the safety driver were investigated, rather than just one or the other?

Me: To get a full picture on the event that took place

1. In this go around in the Homework Project, I used AI once again to help assist me with coding the website that is in development for this project. I update the CSS slightly with the assistance of AI and used AI to help me generate a new layout for my HTML code in two of the subpages,

2. The additions made in this increment, were the additions of added information to the project to help display the information I'm researching and presenting. I also added a couple subpages to help organize the information, such as the two cases I've decided to go in depth researching on. I also made updates to the homepage explaining the project and being a good introductory section to what my project is and what it's about. There was a good amount of code added to this increment of the project and it may be a lot to add, but at the bottom is some of the CSS code I made in addition for one of the subpages. But next up is to get and write the rest of the information on that I'm researching and start to wrap this up for the presentation.

.pop-culture-examples {
background-color: #f0f8ff;
padding: 20px;
border-left: 5px solid #007acc;
margin-top: 40px;
border-radius: 8px;
}

.pop-culture-examples .example {
margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.pop-culture-examples h3 {
font-size: 1.2rem;
margin-bottom: 5px;
color: #0056b3;
}

The 2018 Uber Self Driving Fatality - https://www.wired.com/story/ubers-fatal-self-driving-car-crash-saga-over-operator-avoids-prison/

-Elaine Herzberg was pushing her bike across the street and was struck by a self driving car
-The vehicle was a modified Volvo XC90 SUV operated by Uber's autonomous vehicle program
-The vehicle was in autonomous mode with a human safety driver who was Rafaela Vasquez
-The vehicle actually detected the person 6 seconds before hand but failed to engage the braking system
-The driver was watching her phone at the time of the crash
-The driver, Rafaela Vasquez was charged with negligent homicide
-Uber reached a settlement with Herzberg's family after the crash
-Prosecutors did not file criminal charges against Uber specifically

-Who is mainly to be held accountable in this situation, the manufacturer, the driver, the system?
-Has this likely impacted the future with us having self driving vehicles?
-Should the company have been faced with heavier consequences for the system? Or were things right?

-Could there have been an ethical issue happening while the car system was facing the person crossing the street? The system making a crucial faulty decision based on its programming?

What does virtue ethics say about this case?
What does utilitarianism say about this case?
What does deontology say about this case?

-Robo Ethics Pt. 2

-Is it ethical to automate jobs with robots and AI?
-Robots can have the capability to do dangerous and dirty jobs, perhaps even better than humans
-Robots doing dangerous and dirty jobs would keep humans safe from danger and potentially benefit the health of humans

-Economic Growth
-This has the chance to go either way, negatively or positively
-Automation could make industries more efficient and have lower costs
-Even though there could be a loss of jobs where automation takes place, there still could being the opening of a new door that creates more jobs for the purpose of these Robots / AI
-Wealth equality could take a hit as company owners and investors could greatly benefit but not much for the worker
-In terms of well being, some workplace give people a sense of purpose and community, and taking this away make negatively affect a society's well being

-Could be ethical if workers are provided with retraining or education programs
-Carefully choose what jobs should not be automated - for example, jobs in human care for things such as therapy or emotional needs
-Basic sum: Robot Ethics is thinking about to use robots safely and fairly for society

-Robot Ethics
-Ethics topics in robotics mainly stems around the behaviors that is programmed in to robots and how they should be treated and used
-Ethics topics also include the legal and social consequences of robotics being used in the real world

-Example of Real life use: Should robots be used in battle?
-Is it ethical to let these machines make life or deaths decisions?
-Who is accountable if a robot causes unjust harm?
-Should the country who maintains and is responsible for the robot be held accountable?

-How can be trust robots to make ethical and moral decisions?
-Would robots not see ethics as logical in their programming?
-The chance of ethics being overruled in their program

-Should robots have human rights?
-Many Artificial Intelligences inherit data from biased sources for their training / programming
-Could the data they receive cause different kinds of problems in the world?

-"Robots don't have ethics, humans do"
-The bias in AI is a lot more than we may think

ChatGPT: What do you think could happen if hospital staff accessed patient medical records without a valid reason?

Me: They could start to say things about private things about people and spread things about them

ChatGPT: So, if we know this, why might hospital staff still be tempted to look at the medical records of celebrities, even when they aren’t supposed to?

Me: Because they want to know whats going on in this celebrity's life because of how well known they are and have access to them that other people do not have

ChatGPT: If staff members gave in to that temptation and accessed those records without permission, what kinds of consequences do you think they—and the hospital—should face?

Me: Should face severe consequences for inserting themselves on a private part of their life

ChatGPT: So, knowing all this, what do you think might’ve happened at UCLA Medical Center in 2008 that turned into a major scandal?

Me: People wanted to know in personal life of Brittany Spears and have this access that they could learn about to almost know something other people dont know

ChatGPT: Why do you think so many people were willing to risk their jobs to do something they knew was wrong?

Me: Maybe cause they knew many other people were doing it too

For this Homework Project, to contribute to my final project I researched case studies to use for my final project. The topic of ethics I am looking to choose is the case of attorney client privilege.

The two cases I looked at were the Michael Cohen & Donald Trump case, regarding the FBI raiding Cohen's communications with Trump, calling it was right for an "exception." The next case I looked at was the Enron Scandal. Where the question was, should lawyers stay quiet even when they know their client is committing fraud? Still determining if I should include both cases in my project or just stick to one.

I would also like to include references / similes to attorney client privilege we see in TV shows such as Breaking Bad and the show Suits.

The Two Sources for these cases: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/michael-cohen-the-attorney-client-privilege-and-the-crime-fraud-exception/?utm (Donald Trump & Michael Cohen Case)

http://britannica.com/event/Enron-scandal (The Enron Scandal)

The UCLA Medical Center HIPPA violation in 2008

Link to source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-mar-15-me-britney15-story.html?utm

Case Facts:

-In 2008 UCLA Medical Center got in trouble after revealing some employees inappropriately looked up Brittaney Spears medical records
-The incident led to 13 staff members being fired
-6 staff members suspended
-6 Physicians also faced disciplinary actions for their involvement in the incident
-The UCLA Medical Center agreed to pay an $865,000 settlement to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
-There was an initial incident before this one in 2008 that occurred in 2005 when Brittaney Spears first son was born and her records were inappropriately accessed
-The Hospital after the incident committed itself to patient confidentiality making all staff members forced to sign confidentiality agreements
-After investigation there was no reason for employees to look her records up

Questions:
-Were the consequences enough for the hospital?
-Could the employees face further legal consequences?
-Should Brittaney Spears been given compensation for these incidents in someway as the Department of Health and Human Services received a settlement?

-Could there be a better system to ensure computer security to prevent these situations?

-What does virtue ethics say about this case?
-What does utilitarianism say about this case?
-What does deontology say about this case?

1. Once again the video's life advice was intended for pretty much anyone or you could say anyone who wanted to listen and have a growth mindset and how to live their life.
2. One of the pieces of life advice he told was to tell the truth. This absolutely ties in to ethics as in telling the truth and to go deeper, I believe this ties in to deontological ethics because in his context he talks about always being honest. And telling the truth is deontological because it is acting ethical rather than utilitarianism which doesn't exactly matter how you do it, as long as the end result is "right". He also discusses to apologize properly, have gratitude, and to be prepared.

1. The Last Lecture video was intended for pretty much everyone to live and enjoy life.

2. An item of advice he gave was respect which ties in to ethics, as when Professor Randy Pausch was honoring parents, teachers, and coaches. He also talks about commitment to excellence which also ties in to ethics in when he talks about going above and beyond and not settling for average. Also talks about fairness with his coach didn't treat him like the best athlete but was pushing him hard, which was a sign that he cared.

ChatGPT: What do you already know about the Volkswagen emissions scandal, and what do you think made it significant in the world of business ethics?

Me: I know Volkswagen lied about emissions coming from their vehicles and it led to a bunch of fines and penalties

ChatGPT: Why do you think a company like Volkswagen, with a strong reputation and global presence, would take the risk of lying about emissions in the first place?

Me: To gain more profit and just guess, "ah no one would ever test for this"

ChatGPT: If profit and the assumption of not getting caught were motivators, what might that suggest about the company’s internal culture or values at the time?

Me: They might be shady and it may be a sign they do not care as much about safety of others

ChatGPT: Do you think it was just a few individuals who made the unethical choices, or could the structure and environment of the organization have played a role? Why?

Me: I actually believe the structure, cause someone from high up in the ranks may pressure a manager / director of some sort, who then pressures another, and then another, till eventually it gets down to the testers who are likely told "its alright." And another thing, if it was just a few people doing it, why did the CEO step down?

ChatGPT: Based on that, what role do you think leadership plays in either preventing or enabling ethical breakdowns in a company?

Me: Leadership plays a big role to keep company integrity and to advance

ChatGPT: The article mentions “three factors” that drive ethical breakdowns. Before we name them, can you think of any psychological or organizational forces that might make good people do bad things in a workplace setting?

Me: Pressure from management, which leads to people bending the rules a little, to then full on breaking them

1. Explain how you used ChatGPT or other AI tool(s) to help for this HW’s update to your project, or note if it wasn’t used.

Answer: I will continue you to use chatgpt with my coding portion with the project. This time around I will be adding the CSS code to the site to make it more attracting to the eye and organized right now.

2. Continue to develop the project, as we build it step by step over the semester so that it will be manageable rather than a crunch at the end, as follows.

Answer:

Here is the CSS code:
-I would also like to note I incorporated subpages for each section of the final project

/* General Reset */
* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
box-sizing: border-box;
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
}

body {
background-color: #f4f4f4;
color: #333;
line-height: 1.6;
}

/* Header */
header {
background: #333;
color: white;
text-align: center;
padding: 20px;
box-shadow: 0px 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}

header h1 {
font-size: 2rem;
}

header h2, header h3 {
font-size: 1.2rem;
font-weight: 300;
}

/* Navigation */
nav {
background: #444;
text-align: center;
padding: 10px 0;
position: sticky;
top: 0;
width: 100%;
z-index: 1000;
}

nav ul {
list-style: none;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
}

nav ul li {
margin: 0 15px;
}

nav ul li a {
text-decoration: none;
color: white;
font-size: 1rem;
padding: 8px 15px;
transition: 0.3s;
}

nav ul li a:hover {
background: #555;
border-radius: 5px;
}

/* Main Content */
main {
max-width: 800px;
margin: 20px auto;
background: white;
padding: 20px;
border-radius: 8px;
box-shadow: 0px 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

section {
margin-bottom: 20px;
padding-bottom: 10px;
border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
}

h2 {
color: #222;
margin-bottom: 10px;
}

/* Footer */
footer {
text-align: center;
background: #333;
color: white;
padding: 10px;
margin-top: 20px;
}

The Volkswagen Emissions Scandal

Source: https://ideas.darden.virginia.edu/vw-emissions-and-the-3-factors-that-drive-ethical-breakdown

-The car company Volkswagen was caught using software in its diesel vehicles to cheat emissions tests in 2015
-The vehicles emitted up to 40 times more nirtogen oxide more than the legal limit
-This contributed to air pollution & public health risks also contributing to respiratory diseases
-Volkswagen also advertised their vehicles as "clean diesel"
-Countries that were impacted were the U.S., Canada, Germany, the U.K., France, and Italy
-Volkswagen admitted guilt and agreed to pay over $30 billion in fines and vehicle buy backs
-The current CEO of Volkswagen at the time, stepped down from the company when the scandal happened
-The true emissions were uncovered by independent researchers at West Virginia University

-Is there anyway possible Volkswagen at this time was trying to do any "good" by doing this?
-Do you think the customers of Volkswagen should have been compensated or repaid in more ways?
-Do you think Volkswagen has regained trust back from there customer since this issue?

-How could the software that allowed the emissions testing to read normal when it wasn't be prevented?

What does virtue ethics say about this case?
What does utilitarianism say about this case?
What does deontology say about this case?

As a former kicker for a football team in high school I've decided to draft a code of ethics for kickers on football teams.

Ethical Code for Football Kickers

1. Discipline and Work Ethic:
Being that usually kickers are practicing isolated from the team with less coaching and supervision, kickers must maintain a strong work ethic, showing up on time, putting in extra effort, and staying disciplined in training routines and preparation.

2. Team First Mentality:
Kickers are part of a larger team and must support teammates, respect coaches, and contribute to the overall success of the team beyond their specific role.

3. Must demonstrate sportsmanship and respect:
Kickers should always show respect toward teammates, opponents, coaches, officials and fans, regardless of outcome

4. Respect for the game:
Kickers must up hold traditions and values of the game of football by respecting the rules and commitment it requies.

5. Represent the team with integrity:
Kickers must conduct themselves with professionalism and honor in all aspects of life understanding that the choices they make are a representation of the school and organizations they are apart of.

6. Health:
Kickers must take care of themselves physically and mentally, by getting proper nutrition, exercise, and rest to be able to perform within the sport.

-Code of Ethics
-Guides of following ethics codes can be found around us
-Can be found in the workplace or wherever

-Within the pamphlet example:
-Left column includes things that happen when people follow ethics guidelines
-Right column gives the guidelines on how to follow the code of ethics
-Both Columns are based off of utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethicss

-Pretty much every place has a code of ethics
-Example with a sports team:
-Coaches have a code of ethics on how to do their jobs
-Players also have a code of ethics
-In cases of professional sports, the team management system has a code of ethics

-Even signs at parks have a code of ethics (Example in Pinnacle Mountain Park Map)
-Ethical Codes as these can be characterized with:
-Utilitarianism: ethical if beneficial
-Deontology: Ethical if rule followed, regardless of result

ChatGPT: What do you know about the Morris Worm incident?

Me: I know it was an incident where a student at Cornell went to MIT to release a worm to the internet that caused lots of money in damages

ChatGPT: Good start! Why do you think Robert Tappan Morris, the student who created the worm, released it in the first place?

Me: I don't know if it was a joke as some college student or if he was trying to get back at someone

ChatGPT: That's a fair question! Morris claimed that he released the worm to measure the size of the internet by counting infected computers. Given this intent, do you think his actions were ethical? Why or why not?

Me: His intent was ethical I feel, but he most probably knew something was off sneaking to MIT to see this

ChatGPT: Good observation! The fact that he went to MIT instead of launching it from Cornell suggests he was trying to hide his involvement. If his intent was just to measure the internet, but he also took steps to cover his tracks, what does that suggest about how much he understood the potential consequences?

Me: He most definitely knew then what he was going to do was going to get him in trouble

ChatGPT: Exactly! If he took steps to hide his identity, it suggests he anticipated that his actions might be seen as wrong or even illegal. Now, even if his intent was ethical, the worm ended up spreading uncontrollably, causing significant disruptions. Does the fact that he didn't intend to cause harm absolve him of responsibility? Why or why not?

Me: Yes it does. Just because you dont mean harm doesn't make you innocent in all situations. If you recklessly drive and cause an accident no one 99.9% of the time means harm, but you have a responsibility

ChatGPT: Great analogy! Like reckless driving, his actions had unintended but foreseeable consequences. Given that Morris was a skilled programmer and understood networking, do you think he should have tested the worm more carefully before releasing it? Why or why not?

Me: Yes he should've tested it more carefully, because yes he could've been on to something intellectually but there was definitely a route to go that wouldn't harm other people

IMPORTANT NOTE: I notice when I put HTML code as an entry on this site, it will actually perform as if this is the website, and not show my current code. So all of Q2 is actually my code but not showing it.

Q1. Provide an update on your plans regarding how or whether to use ChatGPT or other AI tools. Explain and justify. Recall the 1,390 word short story the instructor produced in about 20 minutes using ChatGPT. Recall the information we provide about using these tools.

Answer: The way I will be able to incorporate ChatGPT and other AI tools in to my project, is I will use it to help organize and fix code on the website I am planning to do as my final project. Within following rules, as I see on "Here are some guidelines for using ChatGPT, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and other AIs for your term project," I could also use it to generate some content, along with as I said, more technical development.

Q2. For your ethics-related term project (see “Course Information” tab for details): Let us continue to develop it step by step over the semester so that it will be manageable rather than a crunch at the end, as follows. I got the html structure layout started for the project. If the progress was code development or website creation, give the new code.

Answer: With the help of ChatGPT, I was able to get ideas of what information sections to put up and how to write some of this code. Here is the HTML code for it so far:

Final Ethics Project

IFSC-2200 Ethics in the Profession

Welcome to the Ethics Project (General Layout)

This website explores ethical issues and provides insights into moral decision-making.

About This Project Section

Details about the purpose and goals of this ethics project.

Case Studies Here

Examples of ethical dilemmas and discussions.

Conclusion Section (If Needed)

Final thoughts and takeaways on ethical issues.

References

Sources and citations used for this project.

Q3. Explain what needs to be done next on the project. Put this in your blog, labeling it consistently as in this example.

Answer: What I believe needs to be done next in this project it to set up the CSS code to make the website look appealing to someone who is looking at the site. I also believe to make this more of a website I will add some subpages for some of the sections of information. And have it set up in a way that when you first open the page, the homepage will have all the information about the ethical case at hand, and the subpages, which will be accessed with a hyperlink, will have more of the content involved with it.

The Morris Worm Ethics case

-The morris worm was released November 2nd, 1988 around 8:30 PM
-A "self-replicating" computer program that was released to the internet
-Released from a computer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-This program infected around 6,000 computers of 60,000 computers connected to the internet at this time
-Attacked computers using a specific version of the Unix operating version
-Worm was designed to be undetected
-Damages were in the millions of dollars range
-Created by a guy named Robert Tappan Morris
-Morris went to Cornell University but went to M.I.T. to release the worm to cover up its origins

-Should cybersecurity professionals during this time really be held to high accountability for this? Considering a situation like this was one of the first of it's kind?
-How should ethical hacking for research be differentiated from a cyber crime?
-Should legal consequences for hacking depend based on intent, or the damage caused?

-Should users that were affected be compensated for the damages?

-I chose Beth Ridgely the "Research Integrity Officer" as my. character

-I observe my character has a bit of anxiety taking on this job, and feels a certain type of pressure to work it

-Also notice she's being dropped in to a strange situation where she's expected to do a better job but not exactly trained how to while the job seems to have many responsibilities

-I sent an email out saying that I was able to help with research conduct and research education, where "I" now am asked to speak at seminars about research integrity

-I decided to investigate for research misconduct, just to check in

-The people were pretty upeset by the investigation

-Since I'm not the one given questions to ask it was hard to determine what went down, so I would've rather been safe than sorry

-I choose all the scenarios for Kim. I feel it's strange because the "correct" situation says different things that could've been also said in the other two situations

-Chose to listen to her out and have her control the conversation

-It worked as she (Kim) was able to share many details and have a more credible issue at place

-But the one issue it seems is the potential personal issue

-I decided to contact the PI

-I decided to let him take his time to compile is evidence but he covered his tracks

-I then chose the option to have give all the research now

-There definitely can be favorites in the world of academics/sciences, a bright student can do bright things in research/ academics which would have them gain attention/support from others

-I chose the decision to go to the PI to see if there was retaliation with him reguarding the situation with Kim

Logical Fallacies

-What is a logical fallacy?
-Logic defined as having to do with reasoning
-Fallacy defined as a mistaken belief
-"A reasoning mistake causing an invalid belief

-Politicians are know for coming up with logical fallacies
-With people tending to fall for them very easily

-Rhetorical device - "Speaking Trick"
-Considered using misleading and logically fallacious
-Used a lot in persuasive speaking
-Used by Romans in oratory school to manipulate public opinion

-Example: "Tu toque ad hominem"
-Meaning "you also"
-In this case, the rhetorical device: "Practice what you preach"
-A parent says, don’t smoke, it’s unhealthy, then kid says, “but you smoke”
-So then the kid responds: “Practice what you preach!” in addition to:“So I don’t believe you!”

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