Free Ethics-In-Technology Questions for WGU Ethics In Technology QCO1 Ethics-In-Technology Exam as PDF & Practice Test Engine

A cloud computing company uses machine learning software to screen the resumes of job seekers. The company's aim is to reduce potential human prejudice in the hiring process. To set up the software and train the machine learning model, the company provides information from its hiring decisions over the past five years. After several months of using the software, the company runs an audit and finds that the software screens out minority job seekers at a much higher rate.
Which behavior is the trained machine learning model displaying?

A company wants to improve its chances of winning business with a prospective client. The company sends an expensive watch to the home address of each of the client's directors. Which ethical issue is the company engaging in?

A new Al-driven software package helps schools determine the best type of online learning support based on the current racial segments of students. The developer selected zip codes as a method for identifying specific groups.
Which source of bias does this approach introduce into the system?

A company notices a drift in model performance due to suspicious alterations of the source data. It hires a specialist to test the security of its information systems and look for vulnerabilities attackers might have exploited.
Which name describes this specialist?

A credit reporting agency collects personally identifiable information (Pll) from customers. The agency appoints a data protection officer (DPO), who is responsible for overseeing the agency's data protection strategy and enforcing data compliance requirements.
Which legislation should the DPO use as the basis for governing the collection and disclosure of Pll?

During an investigation into a bank robbery, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wants to monitor the telephone calls of identified suspects in the case for a two-week period. Due to the short time frame of the investigation, the FBI does not have time to pursue judicial authorization and get a warrant for surveillance.
Which type of telephone calls is legal for the FBI to monitor under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FlSA). given the time frame of the investigation?

An insurance company develops an artificial intelligence (Al) system to manage claims automatically.
Although this technology benefits most customers, people from neighborhoods associated with a low socioeconomic status find it harder to get their claims approved. The company decides to keep using the system.
Which ethical theory justifies the company to come to this decision?