Objective 1.6 Identify Potential Ethical Concerns AIP-210 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   Which ethical concern is most directly addressed by providing users with clear explanations of how an AI system reaches its decisions?

   • ATransparency
   • BFairness
   • CAccountability
   • DPrivacy
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2. 2expert · hard

   A company is deploying an AI to automate customer support. The AI is efficient but sometimes gives incorrect answers. The company wants to maintain customer satisfaction and accountability. Which approach best balances automation efficiency with human oversight?

   • AUse the AI for all queries to maximize efficiency
   • BUse the AI but do not log interactions to save storage
   • CUse human agents for all queries to ensure accuracy
   • DImplement a hybrid model where the AI handles routine queries and escalates uncertain cases to human agents, with full interaction logs
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4. 3foundation · easy

   Which of the following is the primary ethical concern when an AI model consistently produces different outcomes for individuals based on a protected attribute such as race or gender?

   • ATransparency
   • BAccountability
   • CPrivacy
   • DBias
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5. 4application · medium

   A bank uses an AI to approve loan applications. The model is a black box, and regulators require the bank to explain why a loan was denied. What should the bank implement to meet this requirement?

   • AUse model-agnostic explanation tools that generate feature attribution for each denial
   • BAllow applicants to request a manual review without any explanation
   • CProvide applicants with the model's confidence score only
   • DTell applicants that the decision was made by an automated system
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6. 5expert · hard

   A city is deploying an AI to allocate police resources. The model predicts crime hotspots based on historical arrest data, which reflects past policing biases. The city wants to reduce bias while maintaining public safety. Which approach is most effective?

   • AUse the model but hide its predictions from officers
   • BDeploy the model for targeted enforcement to maximize crime reduction
   • CRemove the model and use random patrols
   • DUse the model only for resource planning, not for targeted enforcement, and audit its predictions against community-reported crime data
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