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Will ethics (e.g., the collection and storage of personal information, or professional responsibilities in regulated industries) be given any treatment?

• olivercameron 10y ago
  Could you go into a little more detail here? Thanks!
  • scoot 10y ago
    It isn't just ethics; in Europe, at least, it's regulatory. (See GDPR and it predecessors). The response from Udacity suggests not.
  • etendue 10y ago
    Thinking of training data sets as an example: they contain a lot of personal information (faces, license plates, times, locations, speeds, etc.). Depends on jurisdiction, but there likely aren't legal issues in amassing and using this data when it is collected in plain view from public areas; I envision possible ethical issues though. Could you release training data for public use, without obscuring identifying information? There may not be legal issues in releasing raw data, but keeping in mind that the information is sensitive and recorded without consent, and that an engineer's first duty is to the public health, safety, and well-being, might there be a professional obligation to sanitize the data? My example might be a bit contrived, but I think there are going to be many valid (and far better!) questions in this discipline that should be asked and considered, and I think your graduates need to be equipped to do so.
• dhruvp 10y ago
  Hey! Great question. We strongly believe that it's important to understand the ethical implications of such technology. However, we don't believe we are experts or authorities on the ethical implications and as such will provide recommended readings but not cover it ourselves.