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

The Ebook version of my Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" will be published on December 11, 2025 and the Hardback, Cloth, and Paperback versions will be available on January 8, 2026. Preorders are available via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Saturday, November 20, 2021

Maryland lawmaker-doctor won’t face ethics violation for tuning into legislative meetings from the operating room; The Baltimore Sun, November 19, 2021

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  PAMELA WOOD , The Baltimore Sun;  Maryland lawmaker-doctor won’t face ethics violation for tuning into legislative meetings from the opera...
Thursday, November 18, 2021

Spotsylvania School Board rescinds explicit book ban; The Free-Lance Star, November 16, 2021

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  AdeleUphaus , The Free-Lance Star;  Spotsylvania School Board rescinds explicit book ban " Spotsylvania County schools will not remov...

AMA calls for privacy guidelines governing mail-order DNA tests; American Medical Association (AMA), November 16, 2021

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American Medical Association (AMA);  AMA calls for privacy guidelines governing mail-order DNA tests "Taking a cheek swab and sending i...

Responsible AI Guidelines: Operationalizing DoD's Ethical Principles for AI; Defense Innovation Unit

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Defense Innovation Unit; Responsible AI Guidelines: Operationalizing DoD's Ethical Principles for AI " About DIU's Responsible ...

The Department of Defense is issuing AI ethics guidelines for tech contractors; MIT Technology Review, November 16, 2021

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  MIT Technology Review archive page , MIT Technology Review;  Will Douglas Heaven, MIT Technology Review; The Department of Defense is issu...

NY ethics commission rescinds approval for Cuomo book deal; AP, November 16, 2021

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Marina Villeneuve, AP;  NY ethics commission rescinds approval for Cuomo book deal " Republican Commissioner David McNamara said state ...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Thinking Through the Ethics of New Tech…Before There’s a Problem; Harvard Business Review, November 9, 2021

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Beena Ammanath  , Harvard Business Review;  Thinking Through the Ethics of New Tech…Before There’s a Problem " Appoint a Chief Tech Eth...

The NIH and Moderna Are Fighting Over Who Owns Their Vaccine; Intelligencer, November 10, 2021

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Matt Stieb , Intelligencer;  The NIH and Moderna Are Fighting Over Who Owns Their Vaccine "While last year the government was calling t...
Friday, October 29, 2021

Why Culture And Ethics Are More Important Than Ever; Forbes, October 28, 2021

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Roger Trapp  , Forbes;  Why Culture And Ethics Are More Important Than Ever " In an interview on the eve of the document’s publication,...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

This Program Can Give AI a Sense of Ethics—Sometimes; Wired, October 28, 2021

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  WILL KNIGHT ,Wired;  This Program Can Give AI a Sense of Ethics—Sometimes " Frost says the debate around Delphi reflects a broader qu...
Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Learning the Art of Civil Discourse; Ole Miss University of Mississippi News, October 22, 2021

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STAFF REPORT ,  Ole Miss University of Mississippi News;  Learning the Art of Civil Discourse Students apply ethical theory for decision-mak...

Ethics By Design: Steps To Prepare For AI Rules Changes; Forbes, October 21, 2021

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Ursula Morgenstern, Forbes;  Ethics By Design: Steps To Prepare For AI Rules Changes " Ethics by design is a different way of thinking ...
Monday, October 25, 2021

How Facebook neglected the rest of the world, fueling hate speech and violence in India; The Washington Post, October 24, 2021

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  Cat Zakrzewski ,   Gerrit De Vynck ,   Niha Masih  and   Shibani Mahtani  , The Washington Post;  How Facebook neglected the rest of the w...

EXPLAINER: Just what are ‘The Facebook Papers,’ anyway?; Associated Press, October 25, 2021

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Associated Press ;  EXPLAINER: Just what are ‘The Facebook Papers,’ anyway? " The Facebook Papers project represents a unique collabora...

Copyright Law and Machine Learning for AI: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?; Co-Sponsored by the United States Copyright Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Tuesday, October 26, 2021 10 AM - 3 PM EDT

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  Copyright Law and Machine Learning for AI: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? Co-Sponsored by the United States Copyright Office and the...
Thursday, October 7, 2021

AI-ethics pioneer Margaret Mitchell on her five-year plan at open-source AI startup Hugging Face; Emerging Tech Brew, October 4, 2021

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Hayden Field, Emerging Tech Brew ;  AI-ethics pioneer Margaret Mitchell on her five-year plan at open-source AI startup Hugging Face " ...
Wednesday, October 6, 2021

FACEBOOK EXEC: WE'RE NOT LIKE BIG TOBACCO BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE USE OUR PRODUCT; Vanity Fair, October 4, 2021

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Eric Lutz, Vanity Fair;  FACEBOOK EXEC: WE'RE NOT LIKE BIG TOBACCO BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE USE OUR PRODUCT " “No one at Facebook is ...

Facebook runs the coward’s playbook to smear the whistleblower; The Verge, October 5, 2021

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Elizabeth Lopatto , The Verge;  Facebook runs the coward’s playbook to smear the whistleblower   " Facebook has chosen to respond to   ...

Facebook whistleblower: The company knows it’s harming people and the buck stops with Zuckerberg; CNBC, October 5, 2021

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Lauren Feiner, CNBC;  Facebook whistleblower: The company knows it’s harming people and the buck stops with Zuckerberg [Frances Haugen] also...

Here are 4 key points from the Facebook whistleblower's testimony on Capitol Hill; NPR, October 5, 2021

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Bobby Allyn, NPR;  Here are 4 key points from the Facebook whistleblower's testimony on Capitol Hill " Research shows Facebook cove...

Whistleblower says Facebook is a US 'national security issue'; Fox News, October 5, 2021

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Caitlin McFall   | , Fox News;  Whistleblower says Facebook is a US 'national security issue' " Haugen said her testimony was n...

Facebook whistleblower revealed on '60 Minutes,' says the company prioritized profit over public good; CNN, October 4, 2021

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Clare Duffy  , CNN;  Facebook whistleblower revealed on '60 Minutes,' says the company prioritized profit over public good "The...

Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation; 60 Minutes, October 4, 2021

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Scott Pelley, 60 Minutes ;  Whistleblower: Facebook is misleading the public on progress against hate speech, violence, misinformation ...
Friday, June 4, 2021

Is A.I. the problem? Or are we?; The Ezra Klein Show, The New York Times, June 4, 2021

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The Ezra Klein Show, The New York Times; Is A.I. the problem? Or are we? " One of my projects this year is to get a better handle on th...
Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The Opportunity for an Ethical Fire Service; Firehouse, June 2, 2021

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Kris Blume  , Firehouse;  The Opportunity for an Ethical Fire Service Ethics are an integral part of today’s fire departments, and Kris Blum...
Friday, May 28, 2021

Privacy laws need updating after Google deal with HCA Healthcare, medical ethics professor says; CNBC, May 26, 2021

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Emily DeCiccio , CNBC;  Privacy laws need updating after Google deal with HCA Healthcare, medical ethics professor says "Privacy laws i...
Thursday, May 27, 2021

International media ethics teaching award for UH Mānoa professor; University of Hawai'i News, May 19, 2021

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University of Hawai'i News;  International media ethics teaching award for  UH  Mānoa professor " A University of   Hawaiʻi   at Mā...

Who Is The Media For? Journalist Sarah Jones On Ethics In The Industry; NPR, May 23, 2021

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NPR;  Who Is The Media For? Journalist Sarah Jones On Ethics In The Industry " NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Sarah Jones abo...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Belarus’s dictator isn’t winning. He’s desperate.; The Washington Post, May 25, 2021

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David Ignatius , The Washington Post;  Belarus’s dictator isn’t winning. He’s desperate. " Dissident journalist Ihar Losik had been  ar...

‘Inconceivable’: why has Australia’s history been left to rot?; The Guardian, May 22, 2021

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Elias Visontay  The Guardian;  ‘Inconceivable’: why has Australia’s history been left to rot? Historians are aghast that the National Archiv...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

Belarus Forces Down Plane to Seize Dissident; Europe Sees ‘State Hijacking’; The New York Times, May 23, 2021

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Anton Troianovski  and  Ivan Nechepurenko , The New York Times  ;  Belarus Forces Down Plane to Seize Dissident; Europe Sees ‘State Hijackin...

A matter of ethics; BC News, April 2021

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Phil Gloudemans ,  BC News;  A matter of ethics BC undergraduates advanced to the finals at the 25th annual Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl ...
Friday, May 21, 2021

The Soviet era’s leading dissident is still a provocation for today’s Kremlin; The Washington Post, May 21, 2021

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Vladimir Kara-Murza , The Washington Post; The Soviet era’s leading dissident is still a provocation for today’s Kremlin   " “Freedom...
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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
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