Ethics, Law & Governance · Internship Role
TECH ETHICS RESEARCH
Write ethics cases and AI-use guidelines that turn big questions about fairness, consent and harm into decisions teams can actually make.
SKILLS YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH
Ethical frameworksCase writingBias analysisPolicy draftingStakeholder mapping
PROOF-OF-WORK TASKS8 TASKS
Start at Beginner and work up. Every task produces something real you can show: a report, a tool, a guide or a demo. Publish it on LinkedIn or GitHub as your proof of work.
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Beginner
LEVEL 01
- 01Write an 800-word ethics case study on a real tech controversy (facial recognition, predatory loan apps, or exam proctoring), covering stakeholders and competing values.
- 02Apply 3 ethical lenses (rights, consequences, fairness) to one AI use in education, and summarise where they agree and disagree.
- 03Create a one-page 'Before You Use AI for This' decision checklist for students.
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Intermediate
LEVEL 02
- 01Draft AI-use guidelines for a college or startup, covering allowed uses, disclosure rules, data rules and consequences, with examples.
- 02Audit an AI tool for bias: test it with different names, genders, regions or languages, and document any differences in output.
- 03Run an ethics discussion workshop with peers using your case study, and summarise the arguments raised.
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Advanced
LEVEL 03
- 01Write a full responsible AI policy for a security company that uses AI on client data, aligned with UNESCO and NIST principles.
- 02Publish a research-paper-style analysis of an emerging issue (AI companions, emotion recognition, or synthetic media in elections), with recommendations.
HAND-PICKED FREE RESOURCES6 RESOURCES
FREE COURSE
Ethics of AI (University of Helsinki)
A free university course with a certificate.
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FREE COURSE
Foundations of Humane Technology
A free course from the Center for Humane Technology.
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FREE TOOL
AI Incident Database
Thousands of real AI failures to study, cite and learn from.
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ARTICLE GUIDE
Ethics in Technology Practice (Markkula Center)
Free toolkits and case studies used by tech companies.
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ARTICLE GUIDE
UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of AI
The global standard adopted by 190+ countries.
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ARTICLE GUIDE
Embedded EthiCS (Harvard)
Free ethics modules designed for computer science classes.
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