Published
Authenticity and co-design: on responsibly creating relational robots for children (w/M. Boulicault, J. Kory-Westlund, S. Nguyen, c. breazeal) in Algorithmic Rights and Protections for Children, MIT Press (2023) // pdf We might be afraid of black-box algorithms (w/C. Véliz, C. Prunkl, T. Lectherman) Journal of Medical Ethics (2021) // pdf In progress Algorithmic neutrality // draft Who's a good employee? Understanding the fairness effects of target variable definition in algorithmic hiring: FairTargetSim, an interactive simulator // draft | simulator (w/D. Gala, L. Alvarez Jubete, M. Corcoran, R. Eitel-Porter, N. Goel, C. Prunkl) Do artifacts have values? // abstract Noise: a flaw in algorithmic judgment? // abstract (w/C. Prunkl) Ameliorating algorithmic bias and protecting privacy: a dilemma // abstract Teaching ethics as a skill // abstract (w/M. Boulicault) |
Pedagogy
I've developed four new classes in the ethics of technology and taught three others. I've also created ethics material--special class sessions, homework, and end-of-term projects--for thirteen technical courses in engineering and computer science. My approach to teaching ethics to computer scientists, and other engineers, de-emphasizes ethical theory in favor of teaching ethics as a skill. Drawing on the fields of responsible innovation, value-sensitive design, and participatory design, the goal is for students to be able to identify, address, and communicate about the ethical, social, and political implications of technologies that they themselves are working on. To learn more, read the abstract to the left or this interview. |