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Accountability for an online exam watcher

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A university buys software that watches students through their webcams during online exams. A machine learning model flags any student whose eye movements look unusual, and the university fails flagged students automatically. A student whose eyes move often because of a medical condition is failed, although they did not cheat.

Discuss who should be held accountable for this harm. [6]

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