2022Q1 Reports: Ethics Committee Co-chairs-Survey-Questions

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2022 Ethics Survey Questions

The survey run by the ACL Ethics Committee (AEC) in 2022, Q1 consisted of eight questions. The question is in plain text, and the description text for the question follows in italicized text.

Main Questions

  1. Please elaborate, based on your experiences, if some specific aspects of ethical reviewing in recent conferences were useful / not useful / missing. Examples of functions that past ethical conference committees have done include: Reviewer ethical guidelines, Author ethical guidelines, Ethical reviewing feedback, Reading list for ethical material, Having an ethics checklist, among others.
  2. Do you think it should be possible for a paper to be rejected solely on ethical grounds, through the process of ethical review?
    • Please elaborate
  3. Are there applications of NLP that should not be the topic of research?
    • Please elaborate below
  4. Many NLP algorithms and applications can be deployed off-the-shelf by non-experts. Do you think the stakeholders are aware of the limits or possible unintended harms of the tools we create?
  5. If you have ideas on how we can improve public awareness of the risks of NLP technologies, please elaborate below
  6. Many NLP algorithms and applications have dual use. Who do you consider to be accountable when an NLP technology is mis-used and/or causes harm?
    • Please elaborate below
  7. What do you think are the most urgent tasks for the global *CL ethics committee?
  8. Have you participated in any class or training concerning (in any role) ethical research practices or ethics in NLP?
    • If Yes, please elaborate below

Supporting Feedback

  • Please provide your email address if you would like to be involved in future discussions on developing ethical guidelines / training / resources for the community.
  • Also, if you have any ideas on how to best involve the whole community (e.g. doing further surveys, volunteering as ethics reviewer, having dedicated tutorials), please elaborate below.
  • Any other comments you would like to share on the subject of ethics in NLP?
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