This week, after watching too many science fiction films, Carrie Anne and James ask, "How moral is your machine?". We explored if computers are simply tools now that they are increasingly capable of making recommendations and taking decisions for us. What are the consequences if developers do not take the time to consider ethics and morality in their programming? And how, as educators, we can usefully bring this conversation into the classroom to engage and inspire our learners?

Show notes

• General:
  • Read issue 13 Hello World magazine
  • Subscribe to Hello World magazine
  • Find out more about the charitable mission of the Raspberry Pi Foundation
• Teaching resources:
  • Compare your moral decisions with the Moral Machine
  • Teach AI to 11- to 13-year-olds with the DAILy curriculum
  • Take a look at Isaac Computer Science
• Topical examples of ethics in computing:
  • Recommender systems and their ethical challenges
  • Boeing 737 Max software issues
  • 2020 UK grading algorithm