Risk and Responsibility Flashcards

Liability

Legal responsibility for harm.

Negligence

Failure to exercise reasonable care.

Strict liability

Responsibility for harm caused by a defective product regardless of fault.

Warranty

A promise or expectation about how a product should perform.

Accountability

Obligation to explain and accept responsibility for outcomes.

Safety-critical system

System whose failure could cause serious physical or environmental harm.

Reliability

The ability of a system to perform consistently under expected conditions.

Redundancy

Use of backup components or systems.

Fail-safe

A mechanism designed to reduce harm when a system fails.

Edge case

Unusual input or condition that may not be covered by ordinary testing.

Regression

A new defect introduced by a change or update.

Integration failure

Failure that occurs when separate components interact.

Automation bias

Excessive trust in computer-generated information.

Formal verification

Mathematical checking that a system satisfies defined specifications.

Independent audit

Review performed by evaluators separate from the development team.

Values in design

Social and ethical assumptions embedded in design choices.

Accessibility

Designing systems for people with different abilities and circumstances.

Transparency

Making decisions, limitations, and responsibilities visible and understandable.

Many hands dilemma

Difficulty assigning responsibility when many people contribute to a system.

Entangled hands dilemma

Interconnected responsibility across people, organizations, and technologies.

Professional accountability

Responsibility to act competently, honestly, and in the public interest.