Evolving accountability and impact

Introduction to Data Ethics

Shalini Kurapati, PhD

Co-founder and CEO, Clearbox AI

Accountability is not the same as compliance

  • Focus on data privacy and protection
  • Compliance
    • GDPR- General Data Protection Regulation of the EU
    • Controllers & Processors
  • Evolving
    • Regulations
    • Rights and attitudes
    • Environment and society
    • Progress

Illustration of a legal document and a pen to check the compliance.

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Impact and risk assessments

Illustration of the impact on individuals and society.

  • Data protection impact assessment
  • Residual risks - risks of re-identification
  • Fairness and discrimination
  • More to accountability
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Not your obvious data ethics topic

Logo of CARE principles for indigenous data governance.

  • Good data management and protection not sufficient
  • Sensitive to power dynamics and historical injustices
  • Data ethics for reconciliation, CARE for indigenous data governance
  • Data generated by, from indigenous people
  • Collective Benefit, Authority to control, Responsibility, Ethics
1 https://www.gida-global.org/care
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Data and drinking water

A graph displaying the proportions of potable and non-potable water used by a data center over a 3 year period.

  • Data centers use potable water for cooling, how to reduce?
1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-021-00101-w
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Accountability is continuous

Illsutration of two hands over a sign that represents continuity.

  • Regulations, codes of conduct
  • Analytics, AI impact assessment
  • Monitoring and oversight data activities
  • Stakeholder analysis
  • Competitive advantage, future-proof
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