[ CBSE CLASS 8 / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / CHAPTER 4 / 2026-27 ]

Class 8 AI: Ethics and Responsible AI – Questions and Answers

The Class 8 Ethics and Responsible AI chapter covers the principles that make AI trustworthy: fairness, transparency, accountability, privacy and safety, with humans in charge of important decisions. Students apply these principles to real cases such as deepfakes, loan decisions and AI in exams.

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Skills: Abstraction · Decomposition · Linked to Part 2: Artificial Intelligence

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Which of these is a core principle of responsible AI?

Answer: Fairness.

  1. Responsible AI principles include fairness, transparency, accountability, privacy and safety.
  2. Speed and secrecy are not principles of responsibility.
  3. So fairness is the answer.

What this chapter is about

Students learn the core principles of responsible AI and what each one asks of the people who build and use AI.

They apply them to cases: labelling AI-generated content, explaining decisions, keeping a human in the loop and protecting personal data.

They also consider wider effects, such as the energy used to train large models and the honest use of AI for schoolwork.

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Which of these is a core principle of responsible AI?

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Q1Which of these is a core principle of responsible AI?
  • Fairness
  • Speed at any cost
  • Secrecy
  • Collecting as much personal data as possible

Answer: A. Fairness

Hint: Responsible AI treats people well.

  1. Responsible AI principles include fairness, transparency, accountability, privacy and safety.
  2. Speed and secrecy are not principles of responsibility.
  3. So fairness is the answer.

Skill: Abstraction · Level: easy · Report an error

Q2Why should a human check AI decisions about things like medical treatment or bail?
  • These decisions seriously affect lives, and AI can make mistakes
  • Humans are always faster
  • AI is not allowed to read
  • There is no reason

Answer: A. These decisions seriously affect lives, and AI can make mistakes

Hint: Think about the cost of an error.

  1. High-stakes decisions can change someone’s health or freedom.
  2. AI can be wrong or biased.
  3. Keeping a human in the loop adds judgement and accountability.

Skill: Decomposition · Level: medium · Report an error

Q3A video made with AI shows a politician saying something they never said. What is the responsible thing for platforms to do?
  • Label or remove misleading AI-generated content
  • Promote it to more people
  • Ignore it
  • Add more effects

Answer: A. Label or remove misleading AI-generated content

Hint: Viewers deserve to know what is real.

  1. This is a deepfake that can mislead voters.
  2. Labelling AI-made media helps people judge it.
  3. Harmful fakes should be removed.

Skill: Abstraction · Level: easy · Report an error

Q4A bank’s AI rejects a loan. Responsible AI says the applicant should…
  • Be able to get an explanation and ask for a human review
  • Never be told why
  • Accept it without questions
  • Apply 100 more times

Answer: A. Be able to get an explanation and ask for a human review

Hint: Think about transparency and accountability.

  1. Transparency means the reasons can be explained.
  2. Accountability means someone can review and correct the decision.
  3. So the applicant should get an explanation and a way to appeal.

Skill: Abstraction · Level: medium · Report an error

Q5Why do some people worry about the environment when very large AI models are trained?
  • Training uses a lot of electricity and water for cooling
  • AI models grow on trees
  • Models release smoke from screens
  • There is no environmental cost

Answer: A. Training uses a lot of electricity and water for cooling

Hint: Training runs on huge numbers of computers for a long time.

  1. Large models train on thousands of computers for weeks.
  2. Those data centres use lots of electricity and water for cooling.
  3. Responsible AI considers this cost too.

Skill: Decomposition · Level: medium · Report an error

Q6During a class test, a student secretly uses an AI app to get answers. Which principle is broken?
  • Honesty and following agreed rules
  • Faster typing
  • Data visualization
  • Clustering

Answer: A. Honesty and following agreed rules

Hint: Think about fairness to classmates.

  1. The test checks what each student knows.
  2. Secretly using AI is cheating and unfair to others.
  3. Responsible use means following your school’s rules about AI.

Skill: Abstraction · Level: easy · Report an error

Frequently asked questions

What does the Class 8 Ethics and Responsible AI AI chapter cover?

The Class 8 Ethics and Responsible AI chapter covers the principles that make AI trustworthy: fairness, transparency, accountability, privacy and safety, with humans in charge of important decisions. Students apply these principles to real cases such as deepfakes, loan decisions and AI in exams.

Which computational thinking skills does Ethics and Responsible AI use?

Ethics and Responsible AI mainly practises abstraction, decomposition. It links to Part 2: Artificial Intelligence.

Where are the official CBSE Ethics and Responsible AI questions?

The official questions are in the CBSE Class 8 Computational Thinking and AI handbook for 2026-27, free on the CBSE Academic website. The practice on this page is original and mapped to the same chapter.

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