AI Trustworthiness, Ethical and Societal Implications (e.g., ESG) AAIR Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–17

1. 16foundation · easy

   What does a societal impact assessment of an AI system primarily evaluate?

   • AThe compliance of the AI system with data protection regulations.
   • BThe potential effects of the AI system on individuals, communities, and social structures.
   • CThe financial return on investment of the AI system.
   • DThe technical performance of the AI system in terms of accuracy and speed.
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2. 17application · medium

   A social media company is deploying an AI content moderation system to automatically flag and remove hate speech. The system is highly effective at identifying hate speech in English but performs poorly on other languages and dialects. Community groups have raised concerns that this could silence minority voices. The company's risk team is assessing the societal impact. What is the most significant societal risk this system poses?

   • AThe system will create a competitive disadvantage for the company if it fails to moderate content in all languages effectively.
   • BThe system may disproportionately remove content from minority language speakers, undermining their freedom of expression and participation in public discourse.
   • CThe system's reliance on automated detection will lead to a decrease in the overall volume of content on the platform.
   • DThe system will increase the company's operational costs due to the need for human review of flagged content in multiple languages.
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