Administrative Information
| Title | Ethics of Decision-support Systems |
| Duration | 60 |
| Module | A |
| Lesson Type | Lecture |
| Focus | Ethical - Ethics Fundamentals |
| Topic | Ethics of Decision-support Systems |
Keywords
Decision Support Sytems, shared agency, automation bias,
Learning Goals
- Explain Decision Support Systems with the example of medical decision support systems
- Use the very nice figures from Braun et.al.
Expected Preparation
Learning Events to be Completed Before
Obligatory for Students
Optional for Students
- Spaulding, Norman. "Is Human Judgment Necessary?." The Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI (2020): 375.
References and background for students
- N/A
Recommended for Teachers
- Alon-Barkat, S., & Busuioc, M. (2022). Human-AI Interactions in Public Sector Decision-Making: ‘Automation Bias’ and ‘Selective Adherence’ to Algorithmic Advice. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. [1]
Lesson materials
Instructions for Teachers
As introduction
- Introduce decision support systems. Use the example of the medical decision support systems, as these are the standard example, plus the handout is about them
- Introduce the idea of a DSS that the Medical Doctor is *mandated* to consult. Have a discussion about this.
After an initial round of discussion, introduce three problems the paper discusses:
- Conditions of Trustworthyness - you can reference the EU HLEG recommendation
- Explainability and Transparency (here foreshadow the material from module C)
- Shared Agency
- Conclusion
Extra topics if time allows:
- Automation bias for an MD
- Data sovereignty (see in the paper)
Outline
| Duration (Min) | Description |
|---|---|
| 15 | Introduction to DSSs |
| 20 | Discussion on the idea of DSS |
| 5 | Conditions of Trustworthyness |
| 5 | Explainability and Transparency |
| 10 | Shared Agency |
| 5 | Conclusion |
Acknowledgements
N/A
The Human-Centered AI Masters programme was Co-Financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union Under Grant №CEF-TC-2020-1 Digital Skills 2020-EU-IA-0068.