LibGuides: Ethics: Online Resources

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Moral Machine
From self-driving cars on public roads to self-piloting reusable rockets landing on self-sailing ships, machine intelligence is supporting or entirely taking over ever more complex human activities at an ever increasing pace. The greater autonomy given machine intelligence in these roles can result in situations where they have to make autonomous choices involving human life and limb. This calls for not just a clearer understanding of how humans make such choices, but also a clearer understanding of how humans perceive machine intelligence making such choices.
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Moral Machine. (n.d.). About Moral Machine. Moral Machine. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://www.moralmachine.net/

The Center for The Study of Ethics in the Professions
"To educate students as responsible professionals, to reflect on the wider implications of scientific progress, and to contribute to the shaping of technology in accordance with fundamental human values."
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Illinois Institute of Technology. (n.d.). About CSEP. Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions. Retrieved July 17, 2020, from http://ethics.iit.edu/About
EthicShare
"EthicShare is a research and collaboration website designed to help you do research, share, collaborate, and participate in the field of ethics."
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EthicShare. (2012). About EthicShare. EthicShare. Retrieved July 17, 2020, from https://www.ethicshare.org/about
Ethics Updates
"Ethics Updates seeks to provide a wide array of resources for the thoughtful and informed discussion of difficult moral issues."
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Lawrence M. Hinman, Ph.D.. (2016). Ethics Updates: Home Page. Ethics Updates. Retrieved July 17, 2020, from http://ethicsupdates.net/
Globalethics.net
"Globethics.net is a global network of teachers and institutions with the vision to embed ethics in higher education. We strive for a world in which people, and especially leaders are educated in, informed by and act according to ethical values and thus contribute to building sustainable, just and peaceful societies. "
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Globethics.net. (2017). About Us. Globalethics.net. Retrieved July 17, 2020, from https://www.globethics.net/about-us
Journal of Practical Ethics
"Welcome to the Journal of Practical Ethics, an open access journal in moral and political philosophy (and related areas), published by the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, located at the University of Oxford."
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Thomas Douglas, et. al. (2020). About the Journal. Journal of Practical Ethics. Retrieved July 17, 2020, from https://www.jpe.ox.ac.uk/about/
The Office of Research Integrity
"The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) oversees and directs Public Health Service (PHS) research integrity activities on behalf of the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the exception of the regulatory research integrity activities of the Food and Drug Administration."
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. (n.d.). About ORI. The Office of Research Integrity. Retrieved July 17, 2020, from https://ori.hhs.gov/content/about-ori
Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science
"The OEC mission is to provide engineers, scientists, faculty, and students with resources for understanding and addressing ethically significant issues that arise in scientific and engineering practice and from the developments of science and engineering; and serve those who promote learning and advance understanding of responsible research and practice in engineering and science."
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National Academy of Engineering. (2020). About the OEC. The Online Ethics Center. Retrieved July 17, 2020, from https://www.onlineethics.org/2959/about

Crash Course Philosophy
Entire series - 46 videos - contains info on Ethics as well.

Tedx Talk: How I Used Dungeons & Dragons to Teach Ethics
by Christopher Robichaud

Ted Talk: The Ethical Dilemma of Self-Driving Cars
by Patrick Lin