AI ETHICS COUNCIL · DAY 1 OF 10

Case Intake: What Counts as an AI Ethics Problem?

Move from a broad concern to one traceable system, decision, and documented effect.

Topic: ethics + evidence
Time: one class period
Turn in: case intake and two-source evidence trail

AI Ethics Council Casebook

Use the same casebook for all ten days. Earlier evidence stays available during the hearing and code-writing days.

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Today’s learning

Use the Council Lens: What decision? Who has power? Who is affected? What is the evidence? What check would make the system more accountable?

Today’s task

Choose one teacher-approved AI case.
Name the system and the decision, score, match, prediction, or recommendation it makes.
Record who was affected and who built, bought, set, or used the system.
Trace two sources. Record the publisher, title, link, and one supported fact from each.
Separate documented evidence from opinion or prediction.

Casebook checkpoint

Complete pages 1–2. Keep the complete casebook for the final council decision.

Success criteria

✓ A specific system and decision are named
✓ Affected people and responsible decision-makers are identified
✓ Two traceable sources are recorded
✓ Evidence is separated from opinion

Use this sentence stem:
At first, I thought the problem was _____. After tracing the decision, I think responsibility is shared by _____ because _____.

Word bank: ethics · decision · harm · benefit · responsibility · evidence · source

If you get stuck

Start with the decision or documented result, not the word “AI.”
If research access is limited, choose from the source pairs your teacher provides.
Ask who lost access, money, opportunity, safety, privacy, or reputation.

Before you submit

Upload a readable copy of pages 1–2. You may submit a document, PDF, photo, or short video walkthrough using the options your teacher enables.
Keep your complete casebook; later days require evidence from earlier pages.