You're part of a 4-person senior capstone team developing "StudyBuddy," an AI-powered app that connects college students for study sessions. The app uses location data, academic records, and social media analysis to make intelligent study partner matches. Your team has built a functional prototype with impressive technical features, but your professor requires you to demonstrate ethical safeguards before proceeding to full development.
Your Initial Reaction:
Your teammate Jake argues: "Our code works great and helps students find study partners. Why do we need to waste time demonstrating 'ethical safeguards'? Can't we just explain our privacy policy and move on?" Your professor insists on seeing ethical safeguards demonstrated through your prototype, not just described in documentation. Why is hands-on demonstration essential for ethical validation?

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You're part of a 4-person senior capstone team developing "StudyBuddy," an AI-powered app that connects college students for study sessions. The app uses location data, academic records, and social media analysis to make intelligent study partner matches. Your team has built a functional prototype with impressive technical features, but your professor requires you to demonstrate ethical safeguards before proceeding to full development. 
 Your Initial Reaction: 
Your teammate Jake argues: "Our code works great and helps students find study partners. Why do we need to waste time demonstrating 'ethical safeguards'? Can't we just explain our privacy policy and move on?" Your professor insists on seeing ethical safeguards demonstrated through your prototype, not just described in documentation.  Why is hands-on demonstration essential for ethical validation?

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Demonstration reveals ethical issues that aren't apparent in design documents

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Stakeholders need to see and interact with ethical features to understand their effectiveness

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none of the above

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Documentation can be theoretical; demonstration shows safeguards actually work in practice

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