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Appendix D: Data Science Oath
Appendix D: Data Science Oath
Pages 117-120
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. Given the sensitive nature of certain types of data and the significant ethical implications of working with such data, similar efforts to establish a code of ethics for data scientists are under way throughout the field.1 While these various codes at times intersect in their expressions of the ethical principles for data science, the committee hopes that its oath captures the gravity of data-driven decision making and provokes discussions on the future normative structure of data science.
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SOURCE: L.C. Lasagna, 1964, Hippocratic Oath, Modern Version, The Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries and University Museums.
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But it may also be within my power to do harm, and this responsibility must be faced with humbleness and awareness of my own limitations. I will remember that my data are not just numbers without meaning or context, but represent real people and situations, and that my work may lead to unintended societal consequences, such as inequality, poverty, and disparities due to algorith mic bias.
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