ACT Success - Reading Comprehension Practice #8
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Question 1a
It highlights the potential for AI to rectify issues of racial disparity in healthcare.
It shows that AI, while advanced, can mirror and even amplify existing societal flaws and biases.
It illustrates how AI can predict patient health outcomes accurately based on healthcare cost history.
It proves that AI development is heavily influenced by conscious biases of its developers.
Question 1b
Contributes to systemic racism by unfairly judging individuals, which can affect people's freedom.
Causes minor inconveniences in the courtroom, disrupting the flow of trials.
Leads to a higher rate of criminal activity in the community due to inaccurate predictions.
Gives judges a reason to distrust all AI technology.
Question 1c
It failed to hire enough candidates, resulting in staff shortage.
It used outdated and irrelevant data, leading to inaccurate applicant assessments.
It was programmed to exclude all women candidates to maintain male dominance in the tech field.
It inadvertently favored male applicants due to being trained on gender-biased data, reinforcing gender disparity in the tech industry.
Question 1d
It falsely inflated property prices, leading to unaffordable housing.
It lacked human intuition and understanding of complex markets, causing it to mispredict housing market shifts.
It was marketed poorly, leading to a lack of user trust and engagement.
It was overtaken by competitors who had more advanced AI capabilities.
Question 1e
AI development should focus on profit-making potential, with ethical issues addressed as civil lawsuits predicate.
AI development should prioritize speed and performance over ethical concerns.
AI technologies should be developed with efforts towards diversification of training data, transparency, accountability, and collaboration involved to prevent the reinforcement of societal biases.
All AI technologies should be banned until ethical issues can be completely resolved.
Question 1f
AI systems should be replaced by human intelligence where possible.
Humans should be trained to adapt to AI decisions without questioning them.
AI systems should be subject to human scrutiny and intervention to ensure oversight and correct errors before they can cause harm.
AI systems should completely mimic human behavior and decision-making processes.
Question 1g
Discontinuing the use of all AI technology in legal and medical fields.
Focusing only on the advancement of AI technologies without considering ethical dilemmas.
Ongoing dialogue, strong legal frameworks, and collective effort from technologists, ethicists, and policymakers.
Relying solely on technological solutions, including in-built ethical codes in all AI systems.
Question 1h
To completely eradicate AI bias and make all AI technologies equally beneficial to all demographics.
To utilize AI’s innovation potential while ensuring that its benefits don't come at the cost of fairness or justice.
To create AI technologies that can self-govern their ethical implications.
To develop AI technologies that can replace human decision-making in all domains.
Question 1i
Ambiguously
Distinctly
Incompletely
Confusedly
Question 1j
Yes, AI technology has inherent biases that are part of its programming.
Yes, AI technology naturally develops biases over time due to machine learning.
No, AI technology is not inherently biased but reflects and can amplify existing societal biases through the data it is fed.
No, AI technology is entirely impartial and any bias is a result of human misinterpretation.
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