Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence: AI and Society MCQs
Questions: 30
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1. What is one of the primary ethical concerns surrounding the use of AI in decision-making?
- a) The creation of perfect decisions without human error.
- b) The ability to automate all human jobs.
- c) The complete elimination of human oversight.
- d) The potential for AI systems to reinforce bias and discrimination.
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2. What is the term used to describe the ethical responsibility of AI developers to ensure their algorithms do not harm individuals or society?
- a) AI safety
- b) Algorithmic accountability
- c) Autonomous decision-making
- d) Data privacy
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3. Which of the following best describes algorithmic bias in AI systems?
- a) The introduction of unfair advantages for certain groups based on the data used to train AI.
- b) The ability of AI to perform tasks more efficiently than humans.
- c) The use of machine learning to predict outcomes with high accuracy.
- d) The transparency of AI systems to the public.
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4. How can AI systems inadvertently harm privacy?
- a) By creating a more secure online environment for individuals.
- b) By using public data sources openly without any restrictions.
- c) By collecting and processing vast amounts of personal data without proper consent or transparency.
- d) By offering users complete control over their personal data.
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5. What ethical principle is concerned with ensuring that AI technologies do not perpetuate harm or injustice?
- a) Fairness
- b) Transparency
- c) Efficiency
- d) Profitability
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6. Which of the following is an example of a potential ethical issue when AI is used in hiring decisions?
- a) The ability of AI to streamline the hiring process.
- b) The possibility of the AI algorithm being biased against certain demographics.
- c) The accuracy of AI in predicting employee performance.
- d) The transparency of AI in providing equal opportunities.
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7. What is the main concern with the use of AI in surveillance systems?
- a) The potential violation of individual's privacy and civil liberties.
- b) The efficiency of surveillance in preventing crime.
- c) The increase in the number of surveillance cameras in public places.
- d) The ability to monitor large crowds with ease.
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8. What is the "black-box" problem in AI ethics?
- a) The lack of transparency in how AI systems make decisions.
- b) The ability of AI to predict outcomes accurately.
- c) The open-source nature of AI algorithms.
- d) The use of data from diverse sources in AI models.
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9. What is one of the ethical concerns related to the automation of jobs using AI?
- a) The reduction in human productivity due to automation.
- b) The ability of AI to create more jobs than it eliminates.
- c) The equal distribution of jobs between AI systems and human workers.
- d) The displacement of human workers and the resulting economic inequality.
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10. What ethical consideration is crucial when deploying autonomous AI systems in military applications?
- a) The risk of autonomous systems making life-and-death decisions without human oversight.
- b) The cost-effectiveness of autonomous military systems.
- c) The ability of autonomous systems to replace human soldiers entirely.
- d) The speed at which AI systems can be deployed in conflict zones.
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11. Which ethical dilemma is posed by the increasing reliance on AI in personal decision-making?
- a) The empowerment of individuals through AI-driven decisions.
- b) The ability of AI to replace human decision-making in all aspects of life.
- c) The potential for loss of human autonomy and privacy.
- d) The equal distribution of AI’s benefits across all demographics.
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12. What is the ethical concern regarding the use of AI in consumer profiling and targeted advertising?
- a) The transparency of AI systems used for advertising.
- b) The ability to increase consumer choice through AI recommendations.
- c) The ability to help consumers make better decisions based on AI insights.
- d) The risk of manipulation and exploitation of personal data without consent.
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13. Which of the following is an important aspect of AI ethics regarding AI decision-making in healthcare?
- a) Ensuring that AI systems are transparent and free from bias in diagnosing and treating patients.
- b) Allowing AI to make autonomous medical decisions without human oversight.
- c) Reducing the involvement of healthcare professionals in decision-making.
- d) Focusing solely on AI efficiency without considering human impact.
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14. How does AI challenge the concept of responsibility and accountability in society?
- a) AI can never make decisions independently.
- b) AI systems may make decisions without human intervention, making it difficult to assign blame.
- c) AI systems are always supervised by humans in decision-making.
- d) AI systems only perform tasks that humans instruct them to do.
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15. What role do AI and machine learning play in the proliferation of misinformation?
- a) AI is incapable of influencing public opinion.
- b) AI always prevents the spread of fake news.
- c) AI can be used to create and spread deepfake content, causing harm to public trust.
- d) AI only impacts the dissemination of factual information.
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16. How does the development of AI challenge traditional legal and regulatory frameworks?
- a) AI's rapid evolution outpaces existing laws, creating gaps in regulation and accountability.
- b) AI is fully governed by current laws without any need for updates.
- c) AI regulations are already fully established and enforceable.
- d) Legal systems are unaffected by the rise of AI technologies.
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17. Which ethical issue arises when AI systems are used to make life-altering decisions, such as in healthcare or criminal justice?
- a) The cost of developing AI systems for healthcare.
- b) The lack of transparency and the potential for algorithmic bias in such high-stakes scenarios.
- c) The ability of AI to make better decisions than human experts.
- d) The speed at which AI can process large datasets.
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18. What is the role of ethics in ensuring AI systems respect human rights?
- a) Ethics help guide the development of AI systems that uphold privacy, fairness and non-discrimination.
- b) Ethics are irrelevant to AI development.
- c) AI systems should be allowed to function without any ethical constraints.
- d) Human rights laws do not apply to AI systems.
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19. What is the primary ethical concern associated with AI’s potential impact on personal freedoms?
- a) The risk of surveillance and privacy invasion due to constant data collection.
- b) The ability to improve personal freedoms through automation.
- c) The creation of AI systems that increase transparency in society.
- d) The complete freedom from ethical concerns in AI development.
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20. What is the risk of relying solely on AI in making judicial decisions?
- a) The complete elimination of human judges.
- b) The ability of AI to reduce the burden on the judicial system.
- c) The accuracy of AI in determining verdicts.
- d) The potential for the AI system to perpetuate existing biases in the legal system.
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21. What ethical issue arises from the growing role of AI in healthcare decision-making?
- a) The universal applicability of AI to all healthcare settings.
- b) The ability of AI to make perfect medical decisions.
- c) The possibility that AI may overlook individual patient nuances or context.
- d) The lack of oversight by human professionals in healthcare decisions.
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22. What does "AI fairness" refer to in the context of ethics?
- a) Ensuring that AI systems make unbiased decisions and do not discriminate against any group.
- b) Allowing AI to operate without any ethical oversight.
- c) The belief that AI will naturally be fair in all its decisions.
- d) The idea that fairness is an irrelevant concept for AI systems.
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23. What is the ethical challenge related to AI in consumer profiling?
- a) The use of personal data to create profiles that could be used to manipulate consumer choices.
- b) The ability to provide personalized services without data collection.
- c) The equal representation of all customers in AI models.
- d) The transparency in AI systems regarding consumer data usage.
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24. What is the concern regarding AI's impact on job markets?
- a) The immediate creation of new industries that AI will foster.
- b) The potential for AI to create more job opportunities than it eliminates.
- c) The certainty that AI will always enhance job satisfaction.
- d) The displacement of human workers and the potential increase in economic inequality.
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25. What is the ethical concern about autonomous weapons powered by AI?
- a) The risk of these systems making life-and-death decisions without human intervention.
- b) The efficiency of autonomous weapons in defense strategies.
- c) The ability of AI systems to always make ethical decisions in warfare.
- d) The rapid deployment of AI-driven weapons in conflict zones.
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26. What is the ethical issue with AI decision-making in the context of predictive policing?
- a) AI systems may reinforce existing racial and socioeconomic biases in the criminal justice system.
- b) AI systems are unbiased and accurate in predicting crime.
- c) AI-based policing systems never make mistakes.
- d) Predictive policing systems are always fair and transparent.
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27. What is a key ethical issue in the use of AI for mass surveillance?
- a) AI improves security without any ethical concerns.
- b) Mass surveillance using AI is always done with the consent of the people.
- c) AI surveillance is transparent and never infringes on personal freedoms.
- d) The potential for violations of privacy rights and the creation of surveillance states.
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28. What ethical issue arises when AI is used to create personalized advertisements?
- a) The potential for manipulation and exploitation of user's personal data without their explicit consent.
- b) Personalized advertisements always respect user's privacy.
- c) AI ensures that all advertisements are relevant and beneficial for users.
- d) Personalized ads help users by presenting relevant products and services.
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29. What is the main ethical challenge regarding AI-driven autonomous vehicles?
- a) AI always makes better decisions than human drivers.
- b) The dilemma of how AI should make life-or-death decisions in emergency situations.
- c) Autonomous vehicles eliminate all traffic accidents.
- d) There are no ethical issues with autonomous vehicles.
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30. How does AI's ability to collect and analyze large amounts of personal data raise ethical concerns?
- a) It can lead to privacy violations and the exploitation of personal data for purposes the individual did not consent to.
- b) AI helps protect personal data and prevents any misuse.
- c) The collection and analysis of personal data are always done ethically.
- d) Personal data collection by AI is irrelevant to ethical concerns.
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