Ethics, Info, Tech: Contested Voices, Values, Spaces

My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" was published on Nov. 13, 2025. Purchases can be made via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Thursday, October 18, 2018

Daniel Radcliffe and the Art of the Fact-Check; The New Yorker, October 15, 2018 Issue

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Michael Schulman, The New Yorker; Daniel Radcliffe and the Art of the Fact-Check   [Kip Currier: I saw Daniel Radcliffe on MSNBC's Morn...

Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression; The Washington Post, October 17, 2018

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Jamal Khashoggi , The Washington Post; Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression   " A note from Karen A...
Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Gartner picks digital ethics and privacy as a strategic trend for 2019; TechCrunch, October 16, 2018

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Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch; Gartner picks digital ethics and privacy as a strategic trend for 2019 "Analyst Gartner, best known for ...

The Most Important Skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution? Try Ethics and Philosophy.; EdSurge, October 6, 2018

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Tony Wan, EdSurge; The Most Important Skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution? Try Ethics and Philosophy. "[Patrick] Awuah [founder ...

Announcing a Competition for Ethics in Computer Science, with up to $3.5 Million in Prizes; Mozilla, October 10, 2018

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Mozilla; Announcing a Competition for Ethics in Computer Science, with up to $3.5 Million in Prizes  "With great code comes great res...
Thursday, October 11, 2018

Do We Need To Teach Ethics And Empathy To Data Scientists?; Forbes, October 8, 2018

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Kalev Leetaru, Forbes;  Do We Need To Teach Ethics And Empathy To Data Scientists? [Kip Currier: A thought-provoking and timely piece, esp...

Matthew Shepard, whose 1998 murder became a symbol for the gay rights movement, will be interred at Washington National Cathedral; The Washington Post, October 11, 2018

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Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post; Matthew Shepard, whose 1998 murder became a symbol for the gay rights movement, will be interred ...

Research ethics: are we minimizing harm or maximizing bureaucracy?; University Affairs/Affaires Universitaires, October 8, 2018

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Karen Robson and Reana Maier, University Affairs/Affaires Universitaires; Research ethics: are we minimizing harm or maximizing bureaucracy?...

The founder of Craigslist is funding a competition to make computer science more ethical; Quartz, October 10, 2018

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Simone Stolzoff, Quartz; The founder of Craigslist is funding a competition to make computer science more ethical "What have you bee...
Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Canadian Medical Association leaves international group after president plagiarizes past president’s speech; Retraction Watch, October 8, 2018

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Retraction Watch; Canadian Medical Association leaves international group after president plagiarizes past president’s speech   [Kip Cu...
Monday, October 8, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi chose to tell the truth. It’s part of the reason he’s beloved.; The Washington Post, October 7, 2018

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David Ignatius , The Washington Post; Jamal Khashoggi chose to tell the truth. It’s part of the reason he’s beloved. [Kip Currier: As I...

From Orwell to ‘Little Mermaid,’ Kuwait Steps Up Book Banning; The New York Times, October 1, 2018

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Rod Nordland, The New York Times; From Orwell to ‘Little Mermaid,’ Kuwait Steps Up Book Banning "At a bookstore in Kuwait City, the...
Thursday, October 4, 2018

We Need To Examine The Ethics And Governance Of Artificial Intelligence; Forbes, October 4, 2018

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Nikita Malik, Forbes;  We Need To Examine The Ethics And Governance Of Artificial Intelligence " Who determines whether this technolo...

The push to create AI-friendly ethics codes is stripping all nuance from morality; Quartz, October 4, 2018

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Olivia Goldhill, Quartz;  The push to create AI-friendly ethics codes is stripping all nuance from morality " A paper led by Veljko D...

Data Science Institute prepares students for ethical decision-making; The Cavalier Daily (University of Virginia), October 4, 2018

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Zoe Ziff, The Cavalier Daily (University of Virginia);  Data Science Institute prepares students for ethical decision-making " The Un...

Publishers Escalate Legal Battle Against ResearchGate; Inside Higher Ed, October 4, 2018

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Lindsay McKenzie, Inside Higher Ed;  Publishers Escalate Legal Battle Against ResearchGate " The   court documents , obtained by   In...
Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Why you need a code of ethics (and how to build one that sticks); CIO, September 17, 2018

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Josh Fruhlinger, CIO; Why you need a code of ethics (and how to build one that sticks) " Importance of a code of ethics Most of us...
Saturday, September 29, 2018

How to Identify MBA Programs That Emphasize Ethics; U.S. News & World Report, September 27, 2018

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Ilana Kowarski, U.S. News & World Report; How to Identify MBA Programs That Emphasize Ethics ""Students need to ask if ethic...
Thursday, September 27, 2018

Why bother teaching drone pilots about ethics? It’s robots that will kill us; The Guardian, September 27, 2018

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Andrew Brown, The Guardian;  Why bother teaching drone pilots about ethics? It’s robots that will kill us " The Church of England has...

92% Of AI Leaders Now Training Developers In Ethics, But 'Killer Robots' Are Already Being Built; Forbes, September 26, 2018

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John Koetsier, Forbes;  92% Of AI Leaders Now Training Developers In Ethics, But 'Killer Robots' Are Already Being Built " ...

Cornell Food Researcher's Downfall Raises Larger Questions For Science; NPR, September 26, 2018

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Brett Dahlberg, NPR; Cornell Food Researcher's Downfall Raises Larger Questions For Science "The fall of a prominent food and mar...
Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Star Trek: Marina Sirtis Reveals Why She Hasn't Watched 'Discovery'; Comicbook.com, September 22, 2018

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Jamie Lovett, Comicbook.com; Star Trek: Marina Sirtis Reveals Why She Hasn't Watched 'Discovery' "I actually think that S...

Your DNA Is Not Your Culture; The Atlantic, September 25, 2018

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Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic; Your DNA Is Not Your Culture "DNA, these marketing campaigns imply, reveals something essential about you...
Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Open-access journal editors resign after alleged pressure to publish mediocre papers; Science, September 4, 2018

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Jop de Vrieze , Science; Open-access journal editors resign after alleged pressure to publish mediocre papers "The conflict is salien...
Thursday, September 20, 2018

Batman: Damned’s Digital Release Censors Bruce Wayne’s Naughty Bits; Comic Book Resources, September 19, 2018

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Justin Carter, Comic Book Resources; Batman: Damned’s Digital Release Censors Bruce Wayne’s Naughty Bits [Kip Currier: Tensions related to...

From Arabic to AI: the ancient roots of the algorithm; The Guardian, September 20, 2018

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Steven Poole, The Guardian; From Arabic to AI: the ancient roots of the algorithm "To this day, algorithm is still just a fancy name...

Move Fast And (Don't) Break Things; Forbes, September 20, 2018

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Eric Schrock, Forbes; Move Fast And (Don't) Break Things [Kip Currier: Excellent points made by the author, underscoring the need for ...
Tuesday, September 18, 2018

SAP Becomes First European Tech Company to Create Ethics Advisory Panel for Artificial Intelligence; PR Newswire via Yahoo, September 18, 2018

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PR Newswire via Yahoo; SAP Becomes First European Tech Company to Create Ethics Advisory Panel for Artificial Intelligence ""S...

'One of the boys': lost narwhal finds new home with band of beluga whales; The Guardian, September 13, 2018

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Greg Mercer, The Guardian; 'One of the boys': lost narwhal finds new home with band of beluga whales [Kip Currier: Check out the f...
Monday, September 17, 2018

Myanmar’s Assault on a Truthful Press; The New York Times, September 16, 2018

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 Stephen J. Adler, The New York Times; Myanmar’s Assault on a Truthful Press "Mr. Adler, the president and editor in chief of Reuters...
Sunday, September 16, 2018

Publishers Call Out Target for 'Censoring' Book Descriptions; Publishers Weekly, September 13, 2018

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Claire Kirch, Publishers Weekly; Publishers Call Out Target for 'Censoring' Book Descriptions "According to Ohio State Univer...

Once again, Putin gives us a lesson on the usefulness of the blatant lie; The Washington Post, September 14, 2018

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Anne Applebaum , The Washington Post; Once again, Putin gives us a lesson on the usefulness of the blatant lie "Why did she bother? ...
Saturday, September 15, 2018

Russia is better at propaganda than we are; CNN, September 14, 2018

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James Ball, CNN; Russia is better at propaganda than we are "It's a playbook NATO is so aware of that it's produced a handbo...

Forbidden love: the original Dorian Gray revealed, direct from Oscar Wilde’s pen; The Guardian, September 8, 2018

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Donna Ferguson, The Guardian; Forbidden love: the original Dorian Gray revealed, direct from Oscar Wilde’s pen "It is the first time ...

Scientific publishing is a rip-off. We fund the research – it should be free; The Guardian, September 13, 2018

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George Monbiot, The Guardian; Scientific publishing is a rip-off. We fund the research – it should be free "Never underestimate the p...

Please, students, take that ‘impractical’ humanities course. We will all benefit.; The Washington Post, September 14, 2018

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Ronald J. Daniels, The Washington Post; Please, students, take that ‘impractical’ humanities course. We will all benefit. " Ronald J....

How can we better serve LGBTQ journalists?; The Poynter Institute, September 14, 2018

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Daniel Funke, The Poynter Institute; How can we better serve LGBTQ journalists? "Striving to dismantle otherness in order to come u...
Thursday, September 13, 2018

NIPS | 2018: Thirty-second Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems; NIPS Code of Conduct

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NIPS | 2018: Thirty-second Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems [Kip Currier: Listening to a Getting Smart podcast, " ...

AI4All Extends The Power of Artificial Intelligence to High School Girls; Getting Smart, March 1, 2018

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Getting Smart Staff, Getting Smart; AI4All Extends The Power of Artificial Intelligence to High School Girls "In 2015, Stanford’s Fei...

Elon Musk's secretive LA private school doesn't just teach spelling and math — it also asks students ethics and critical thinking puzzles you usually don't see elsewhere; Business Insider, September 3, 2018

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Andy Kiersz, Business Insider; Elon Musk's secretive LA private school doesn't just teach spelling and math — it also asks students ...

Let's Talk About AI Ethics; We're On A Deadline; Forbes, September 13, 2018

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Tom Vander Ark, Forbes; Let's Talk About AI Ethics; We're On A Deadline " In Pittsburgh, the Montour School District launched...
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Kip Currier, PhD, JD
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information.Education: PhD, University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences (2007); Juris Doctor (JD), University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Member of American Bar Association (ABA), ABA IP Law Section, ABA Science & Technology Section; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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