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/

Sunday, April 30, 2023

AI is exciting – and an ethical minefield: 4 essential reads on the risks and concerns about this technology; The Conversation, April 27, 2023

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Molly Jackson ,  Religion and Ethics Editor  , The Conversation;  AI is exciting – and an ethical minefield: 4 essential reads on the risks ...

Why Supreme Court ‘ethics’ legislation would do more harm than good; The Washington Post, April 28, 2023

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Jason Willick , The Washington Post ;  Why Supreme Court ‘ethics’ legislation would do more harm than good " Lower courts have a  forma...
Saturday, April 29, 2023

Editors quit top neuroscience journal to protest against open-access charges; Nature, April 21, 2023

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  Katharine Sanderson , Nature;  Editors quit top neuroscience journal to protest against open-access charges " More than 40 editors ha...

War of words: The fight over banning books; CBS News, Sunday Morning, April 23, 2023

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MARTHA TEICHNER , CBS News, Sunday Morning;  War of words: The fight over banning books " "Stop it!" said cartoonist Art Spie...

The US supreme court’s alleged ethics issues are worse than you probably realize; The Guardian, April 28, 2023

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Moira Donegan , The Guardian;  The US supreme court’s alleged ethics issues are worse than you probably realize " Bad intent by the jus...
Friday, April 28, 2023

Recognize Those Who Inspire Others to Uphold Ethical Principles; IEEE Spectrum, April 26, 2023

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  SHERRY LINDBAK , IEEE Spectrum;  Recognize Those Who Inspire Others to Uphold Ethical Principles   " Do you know someone who has rise...
Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Senators to introduce bill aimed at strengthening ethical guidelines in the Supreme Court; CNN, April 26, 2023

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Lauren Fox  and  Shawna Mizelle , , CNN ;  Senators to introduce bill aimed at strengthening ethical guidelines in the Supreme Court " ...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Chief Justice Roberts declines Sen. Durbin request to testify on ethics; The Washington Post, April 25, 2023

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Robert Barnes , The Washington Post;  Chief Justice Roberts declines Sen. Durbin request to testify on ethics " Chief Justice John G. R...
Saturday, April 22, 2023

Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics?; Poynter, April 17, 2023

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  Matthew Crowley , Poynter;  Why doesn’t the Supreme Court have a formal code of ethics? " Enforcement questions Steven Lubet, an emer...

Exclusive: German authors, performers call for tougher ChatGPT rules amid copyright concerns; Reuters, April 19, 2023

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  Foo Yun Chee , Reuters;   Exclusive: German authors, performers call for tougher ChatGPT rules amid copyright concerns " Forty-two Ge...

Roberts invited to testify at Senate hearing on Supreme Court ethics; NPR, April 20, 2023

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Dustin Jones , NPR ;  Roberts invited to testify at Senate hearing on Supreme Court ethics " The chair of the Senate Judiciary committe...
Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Stories Like Me defies book bans with store full of LGBTQ narratives for kids and teens; Pittsburgh City Paper, March 29, 2023

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Amanda Waltz , Pittsburgh City Paper ;  Stories Like Me defies book bans with store full of LGBTQ narratives for kids and teens [Kip Currier...
Monday, April 17, 2023

Vladimir Kara-Murza’s last statement to Russian court: A reckoning will come; The Washington Post, April 10, 2023

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  Vladimir Kara-Murza , The Washington Post ;  Vladimir Kara-Murza’s last statement to Russian court: A reckoning will come " In their ...

Russia sentences Kara-Murza, Putin critic and Post contributor, to 25 years; The Washington Post, April 17, 2023

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Robyn Dixon , The Washington Post ;  Russia sentences Kara-Murza, Putin critic and Post contributor, to 25 years " In earlier comments ...

Clarence Thomas, undisclosed luxury trips, and Supreme Court ethics; 1A, WAMU, NPR, April 17, 2023

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 Jorgelina Manna-Rea, 1A, WAMU, NPR;  Clarence Thomas, undisclosed luxury trips, and Supreme Court ethics " Supreme Court Justice Clare...
Sunday, April 16, 2023

The Ethics of Nine of the Most Powerful People in America; The Editorial Board, April 14, 2023

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The Editorial Board , The New York Times ;  The Ethics of Nine of the Most Powerful People in America " An ethics office at the Supreme...
Friday, April 14, 2023

Quid Pro Crow; Slate, April 14, 2023

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DAHLIA LITHWICK  AND  MARK JOSEPH STERN , Slate  ;  Quid Pro Crow " What mattered last week and what still matters this week is whether...

Llano County Library will remain open despite effort to shut it down over book ban; Texas Public Radio, April 13, 2023

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  Kayla Padilla , Texas Public Radio;  Llano County Library will remain open despite effort to shut it down over book ban " After a con...
Thursday, April 13, 2023

Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire; ProPublica, April 6, 2023

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Joshua Kaplan ,  Justin Elliott  and  Alex Mierjeski , ProPublica;  Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire " For more than two decades, Th...

Should College Come With Trigger Warnings? At Cornell, It’s a ‘Hard No.’; The New York Times, April 12, 2023

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  Katherine Rosman , The New York Times ;  Should College Come With Trigger Warnings? At Cornell, It’s a ‘Hard No.’ " Ms. Morey called ...

To Ingrain AI Ethics, We Should Get Creative About Copyrights; Undark Magazine, April 13, 2023

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CASON SCHMIT & JENNIFER WAGNER , Undark Magazine;  To Ingrain AI Ethics, We Should Get Creative About Copyrights " What’s clear, ho...
Saturday, April 1, 2023

Zoom Panel: Haven’t We Been Here Before: A Panel Discussion on Banning LGBTQIA+ Books. Wednesday, April 5. 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT. University of Pittsburgh

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Haven’t We Been Here Before: A Panel Discussion on Banning LGBTQIA+ Books .  Wednesday, April 5. 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT.   University of Pit...
Friday, March 24, 2023

Plot twist: Activists skirt book bans with guerrilla giveaways and pop-up libraries; NPR, March 23, 2023

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Tovia Smith , NPR ;  Plot twist: Activists skirt book bans with guerrilla giveaways and pop-up libraries " It hasn't gone unnoticed...

American Library Association reports record number of demands to censor library books and materials in 2022; ALA News, March 22, 2023

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ALA News;  American Library Association reports record number of demands to censor library books and materials in 2022  "T he American ...
Thursday, March 16, 2023

Medical Residents Are in an Uproar Over the 'Ethics' of The Last of Us Finale; Time, March 15, 2023

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LAURA ZORNOSA , Time ;  Medical Residents Are in an Uproar Over the 'Ethics' of  The Last of Us  Finale [ Spoilers in linked article...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Are You as Ethical as You Think You Are?; Greater Good Magazine, March 13, 2023

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MARYAM KOUCHAKI , Greater Good Magazine;  Are You as Ethical as You Think You Are? "Three steps to moral growth Based on my research, h...
Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Microsoft lays off team that taught employees how to make AI tools responsibly; The Verge, March 13, 2023

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  ZOE SCHIFFER  and  CASEY NEWTON , The Verge;  Microsoft lays off team that taught employees how to make AI tools responsibly " Micros...
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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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