2023 Interdisciplinary Ethics Competition
°Õ³ó±ðÌýDaniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program at Colorado Law's seventh annualÌýInterdisciplinary Ethics Tech Competition was held on February 4, 2023. EightÌýteams comprised of students from a range of academic disciplines collaborated to form a hypothetical task force testifying before a Congressional Committee to provide recommendations on how - if at all - the U.S. government should regulate deep fakes. They sought to answer the question:
As viewers can no longer tell the difference between real and faked content, how do we draw the line to harness the beneficial aspects of this technology while protecting against harm?
The top three teams won scholarship awards of $10,000, $4,000 and $2,000, respectively.Ìý
The three highest-scoring teams were as follows:
- 1st Place: Shayan Abtahi (Law), Lucia Jayne (Computer Science), Yamineesh Kanaparthy (Business Analytics) and Sarah Sorenson (Law)
- 2nd Place: Mariah Bowman (Law), Sean Harms (Law), Conor Rowan (Aerospace Engineering)Ìýand Britt Wirth (Law)
- 3rd Place: Xelef Botan (Law), Kailey Lauter (Law), Kylie Hunter (Engineering/Technology Cybersecurity and Policy)Ìýand Colton Marschik (Business) ÌýÌý
The Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Collegiate Program at Colorado Law is a partnership that allows us to makeÌýethics a central part of every law student's education.ÌýHeld annually, theÌýInterdisciplinary Ethics Tech Competition gives students a chance to wrestleÌýwith a real-world ethicsÌýproblemÌýin collaboration with a diverse team of students studyingÌýlaw, business, communication, journalism, engineering, ITP, information science, orÌýcomputer science.ÌýPast case problems have featuredÌýa tech company grappling with ethical obligations related to its facial expression recognition product, and an online platform's efforts to address the challenges presented by "fake news."
The competition provides students with the unique opportunity to work as part of an interdisciplinary team on a problem involving ethical, legal, business, technology, and privacy issues similar to what they are likely to encounter after graduation. This hands-onÌýlearning experience prepares students to collaborateÌýeffectively across disciplines in their careers, and positions studentsÌýto be ethical members of business management teams.