JMU’s Ethical Reasoning in Action offers Eight Key Questions to help us approach decisions with curiosity, rather than snap judgments; with consideration for others, rather than only ourselves. Using 8KQ can improve the way we engage with the complex issues we face in our personal, professional and civic lives. It’s Complicated.
In (A)I-care, a hypothetical scenario, you must consider the ethical questions to raise before your university adopts a chatbot counseling app to provide initial mental health services to campus. Should your university use artificial intelligence technology to provide mental health support? You and a group of new Dukes will ask Eight Key Questions to inform your decision. You may discover that this choice is not as simple as it seems. Prepare yourself to actively participate in an academic experience with ethical reasoning: It’s Complicated. This interactive workshop is designed specifically for new JMU students during Weeks of Welcome.
The Eight Key Questions
The (A)I-care scenario deals with our mental health; a concern to all of us. From time to time social isolation, global crises and uncertainty overwhelm us, and the mental health services we depend on. If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, the JMU Counseling Center website has several online resources available at jmu.edu/counselingctr.
Complete this checklist:
Complete the It’s Complicated Canvas course, available starting Aug. 1. Ponder the Eight Key Questions and look for situations in which they apply.
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Fairness How can I (we) act justly, equitably, balancing interests? Outcomes What possible actions achieve the best short- and long-term outcomes? Responsibilities What duties and/or obligations apply? Character What actions help me (us) become my (our) ideal? Liberty How do I (we) show respect for personal freedom, autonomy, consent? Empathy How would I (we) act if I (we) cared about all involved? Authority What do legitimate authorities (e.g., experts, law, my god) expect?
Respond to the questions about the scenario. Take the survey at the end of the course.
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Simple tasks. Yet the path to a decision may be complicated.
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Rights What rights, if any (e.g., innate, legal, social) apply? 4 Use the “FORCLEAR” acronym to help you remember all 8KQ.
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