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/

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

NYT report leads to calls for ethics code for Supreme Court justices; WBUR, November 22, 2022

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WBUR ;  NYT report leads to calls for ethics code for Supreme Court justices " The   New York Times reported   over the weekend that a ...

Opinion The Supreme Court has lost its ethical compass. Can it find one fast?; The Washington Post, November 22, 2022

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  Ruth Marcus  , The Washington Post;  Opinion   The Supreme Court has lost its ethical compass. Can it find one fast? " The Supreme Co...
Sunday, November 20, 2022

The everyday ethics of AI;

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Tom Dennis , UND Today  ;  The everyday ethics of AI "The AI Act is a proposed European law on artificial intelligence. Though it has n...

Allegation of Supreme Court Breach Prompts Renewed Calls for Ethics Code; The New York Times, November 20, 2022

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Jodi Kantor  , The New York Times ;  Allegation of Supreme Court Breach Prompts Renewed Calls for Ethics Code " Lawmakers are demanding...
Friday, November 18, 2022

‘Wild West’ of Generative AI Poses Novel Copyright Questions; Bloomberg Law, November 18, 2022

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  Riddhi Setty and  Isaiah Poritz  , Bloomberg Law;  ‘Wild West’ of Generative AI Poses Novel Copyright Questions   " Artist   Kris Kas...
Thursday, November 17, 2022

Column: Can scientists moonlight as activists — or does that violate an important ethical code?; Los Angeles Times, November 17, 2022

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OPINION COLUMNIST,  Nicholas Goldberg, Los Angeles Times;  Column: Can scientists moonlight as activists — or does that violate an important...

SAM BANKMAN-FRIED ADMITS THE "ETHICS STUFF" WAS "MOSTLY A FRONT"; Futurism, November 17, 2022

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NOOR AL-SIBAI  , Futurism;  SAM BANKMAN-FRIED ADMITS THE "ETHICS STUFF" WAS "MOSTLY A FRONT" " The disgraced former...
Saturday, October 29, 2022

Twitter takeover: fears raised over disinformation and hate speech; The Guardian, October 28, 2022

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Dan Milmo  and  Alex Hern , The Guardian ;  Twitter takeover: fears raised over disinformation and hate speech " Elon Musk’s Twitter ac...
Saturday, October 22, 2022

Opinion D.C. might ban ‘algorithmic discrimination.’ That’s good for everyone.; The Washington Post, October 7, 2022

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  Cynthia Khoo  and   Daniel Jellins , The Washington Post;    D.C. might ban ‘algorithmic discrimination.’ That’s good for everyone. "...

Ralph Lauren apologizes after wife of Mexico's president accuses US fashion giant of 'plagiarism' by appropriating Indigenous designs from country's pre-Hispanic cultures for $360 cardigan; Daily Mail, October 21, 2022

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Daily Mail;  Ralph Lauren apologizes after wife of Mexico's president accuses US fashion giant of 'plagiarism' by appropriating ...
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

March Co-Author Reacts to PA Banning Rep. John Lewis' Autobiographical Graphic Novels; CBR, September 27, 2022

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JIM JOHNSON, CBR ;  March Co-Author Reacts to PA Banning Rep. John Lewis' Autobiographical Graphic Novels " March , the trilogy of ...
Monday, September 5, 2022

Universities Are Making Ethics a Key Focus of Artificial Intelligence Research; Insight Into Diversity, August 16, 2022

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Lisa O'Malley  , Insight Into Diversity ;  Universities Are Making Ethics a Key Focus of Artificial Intelligence Research " As arti...

Kingdom Come Highlighted The Importance of Superhero Ethics; Comic Book Resources, September 3, 2022

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ASHLEY LAND , Comic Book Resources ;  Kingdom Come Highlighted The Importance of Superhero Ethics " Kingdom Come's  depiction of th...

Search for missing Native artifacts led to the discovery of bodies stored in ‘the most inhumane way possible’; NBC News, September 4, 2022

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Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News ;  Search for missing Native artifacts led to the discovery of bodies stored in ‘the most inhumane way possible’...
Sunday, September 4, 2022

Democracy is under attack – and reporting that isn’t ‘violating journalistic standards’; The Guardian, September 4, 2022

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Robert Reich , The Guardian;  Democracy is under attack – and reporting that isn’t ‘violating journalistic standards’ " It is dangerous...
Friday, September 2, 2022

Local libraries have become a major political and cultural battleground; NPR, August 31, 2022

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John Burnett, NPR;  Local libraries have become a major political and cultural battleground " The culture war inside America's libr...

Book bans are threatening American democracy. Here’s how to fight back.; The Washington Post, August 9, 2022

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Margaret Sullivan  , The Washington Post;  Book bans are threatening American democracy. Here’s how to fight back. " “People need to mo...

Library Sees Resignations Following Bullet-Riddled Books; Flathead Beacon, August 29, 2022

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MICAH DREW, Flathead Beacon ;  Library Sees Resignations Following Bullet-Riddled Books " Two ImagineIF library advisors have resigned ...

Copyright Fair Use: How Much Copying is Too Much Copying?; Lexology, August 15, 2022

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Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann LLP  -  Jim Astrachan , Lexology;  Copyright Fair Use: How Much Copying is Too Much Copying? "...no pl...
Thursday, September 1, 2022

Ethical issues of facial recognition technology; TechRepublic, August 31, 2022

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    Patrick Gray   in   Artificial Intelligence , TechRepublic;  Ethical issues of facial recognition technology " Facial recognition t...
Sunday, August 28, 2022

Scanning students' rooms during remote tests is unconstitutional, judge rules; NPR, August 26, 2022

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 Emma Bowman, NPR;  Scanning students' rooms during remote tests is unconstitutional, judge rules " The remote-proctored exam that ...

Inside Trump’s war on the National Archives; The Washington Post, August 27, 2022

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  Jacqueline Alemany ,   Isaac Arnsdorf  and   Josh Dawsey , The Washington Post;  Inside Trump’s war on the National Archives “Without the ...
Saturday, August 27, 2022

Call Number Podcast: Support for Ukraine; American Libraries, August 12, 2022

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American Libraries;  Call Number   Podcast: Support for Ukraine Episode 74 highlights efforts to preserve information, raise funds, and help...
Friday, August 26, 2022

AI Creating 'Art' Is An Ethical And Copyright Nightmare; Kotaku, August 25, 2022

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Luke Plunkett  , Kotaku;  AI Creating 'Art' Is An Ethical And Copyright Nightmare If a machine makes art, is it even art? And what d...
Wednesday, August 10, 2022

In ‘remarkable’ moment, Little Leaguer hugs opponent after scary pitch; The Washington Post, August 9, 2022

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Des Bieler , The Washington Post;  In ‘remarkable’ moment, Little Leaguer hugs opponent after scary pitch " “I’m a coach myself,” Austi...
Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Krista Tippett Wants You to See All the Hope That’s Being Hidden; The New York Times, July 1, 2022

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David Marchese , The New York Times;  Krista Tippett Wants You to See All the Hope That’s Being Hidden " A lot of people worry about fi...
Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Accounting giant Ernst & Young admits its employees cheated on ethics exams; NPR, June 28, 2022

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JACQUELINE GANUN  , NPR;  Accounting giant Ernst & Young admits its employees cheated on ethics exams Ernst & Young, one of the top ...
Monday, June 27, 2022

Anatomy of a Book Banning; The Washington Post, June 24, 2022

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Dave Eggers, The Washington Post; Anatomy of a Book Banning A South Dakota school district planned to destroy Dave Eggers’s novel. He went t...
Friday, June 24, 2022

Parts of John Hughes’ novel The Dogs copied from The Great Gatsby and Anna Karenina; The Guardian, June 15, 2022

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  A n n a   V e r n e y , The Guardian;  Parts of John Hughes’ novel The Dogs copied from The Great Gatsby and Anna Karenina " The Aust...
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Most judges in survey support U.S. Supreme Court having ethics code; Reuters, June 22, 2022

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Reuters;  Most judges in survey support U.S. Supreme Court having ethics code " Hundreds of judges nationwide believe that U.S. Supreme...
Tuesday, June 21, 2022

REVIEW: Image Comics' Public Domain #1; CBR, June 20, 2022

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  SERGIO PEREIRA , CBR;  REVIEW: Image Comics' Public Domain #1 " The prolific creator continues to blend humor and drama in  Publi...
Wednesday, June 1, 2022

The Unburnable Book: Margaret Atwood’s THE HANDMAID'S TALE; May 23, 2022

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The Unburnable Book: Margaret Atwood’s THE HANDMAID'S TALE " To benefit PEN America’s work defending freedom of expression, Penguin...

Smithsonian Adopts Policy on Ethical Returns; Smithsonian, May 3, 2022

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Smithsonian;  Smithsonian Adopts Policy on Ethical Returns " “There is a growing understanding at the Smithsonian and in the world of m...

Why the Smithsonian Adopted a New Policy on Ethical Collecting; Smithsonian Magazine, June 2022

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Lonnie G. Bunch III ,  Secretary, Smithsonian Institution , Smithsonian Magazine; Why the Smithsonian Adopted a New Policy on Ethical Collec...
Monday, May 30, 2022

Three Libraries Work with Teens to Pilot VR Program for Mental Health; Library Journal, May 26, 2022

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Matt Enis   , Library Journal ;  Three Libraries Work with Teens to Pilot VR Program for Mental Health " The Seattle Public Library (SP...

Nature addresses helicopter research and ethics dumping; Nature, June 2, 2022

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Nature;  Nature  addresses helicopter research and ethics dumping "Exploitative research practices, sadly, come in all shapes and sizes...
Friday, May 27, 2022

The Owner Of Seth Green's Stolen Bored Ape Said They Have No Plans To Return It; BuzzFeedNews, May 25, 2022

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Sarah Emerson, BuzzFeedNews;  The Owner Of Seth Green's Stolen Bored Ape Said They Have No Plans To Return It " BuzzFeed News repor...
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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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