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Description
The transformative technologies of Big Data, AI and Blockchain are starting to affect our day to day lives. However, the ethical implications of these technologies for privacy, professional judgement and ESG are still not fully understood. This course will both introduce these transformative technologies and help participants understand the ethical implications of using these technologies.
Please note, there will be a final quiz at the end of this course.
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Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this course, you will:
- Understand what is meant by the term psychological safety.
- Understand the importance of psychological safety to decision making and ethics.
- Identify the benefits of improving psychological safety within teams and organizations.
- Explore examples of organizations with both high and low psychological safety.
- Define the term transformative technologies.
- Understanding three transformative technologies: big data, artificial intelligence and blockchain.
- Understanding the relationship of privacy, professional judgement, and environmental social and governance (ESG) to these transformative technologies.
- Identifying the ethical considerations and implications of each of these three transformative technologies.
- Identifying and applying safeguards to the ethical implications for each of the three transformative technologies.
Who Will Benefit
The course will benefit organizations and individuals looking to the ethical implications to decision making of both psychological and transformative technologies; Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain.
Disclaimer
The views expressed in the course are non-authoritative and have not been formally endorsed by CPA Ontario and do not reflect the views of CPA Ontario. The information included in the course is for general information purposes only.
CPA Ontario, the presenters and the authors do not accept any responsibility or liability that might occur directly or indirectly as a consequence of the use or application of or reliance on this material.
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Speaker(s)
Garth Sheriff (CPA, CA, CPA (Illinois), CIA, CGMA, MAcc is the founder of Sheriff Consulting. Sheriff Consulting provides continuing professional development (CPD) courses in the areas of leadership, communication, and assurance. Garth has worked as an assurance professional and learning provider for over 20 years. Garth has also acted in various stage and film productions. He is a graduate in improvisation from The Second City and a member of ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists).