Ethics

Impact of Computing

Positive impacts

Social Impact
Enables long distance communication
Better interconnectedness among people
Provides entertainment via various platforms
Provides a voice to the underprivileged
Economic Impact
Enhances quality and quantity of goods and services produced
Enhances communications and productivity through online platforms (e.g. Google Workspace)
↓ cost of production
Due to AI / robot assistants ⇒ reduce manpower required

Negative impacts

Social Issues (lifestyle)
Digital divide
Spread of misinformation (e.g. AI generated videos, Deepfake)
Job displacement (replaced with AI)¹
Over-reliance on AI
Gaming / social media addiction
Economic Issues
Job displacement, inc. unemployment rate
Cybercrimes (e.g. Shook Lin & Bok ransomware caused company S$1.89 mil)
Require a lot of money to recover from
AI requires a lot of government investment
Tech may distract employees ⇒ reduce productivity
Dark web leads to rise of black market
Ethical Issues
Invasion of privacy ⇒ websites stealing data and selling it without consent
Hacking and stealing information
Violation of intellectual property rights
Legal Issues
Black hat hacking ⇒ breaking into computer networks with malicious intent
Illegal / unauthorised collection and usage of personal data (e.g. not using user-generated content to train AI models)

Code of Ethics

Unethical Behavior: Uninformed Monitoring
E.g. The practice of monitoring employees’ internet activity without informing them or obtaining consent is unethical
According to the Code of Ethics (Respect privacy), individuals are entitled to know when their activity is being tracked. Secretly monitoring staff violates their right to privacy and undermines trust in the computing professional responsible.
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