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/

Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Florida school district and state ed leaders sued over restricting kids book on penguins; Politico, June 20, 2023

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  ANDREW ATTERBURY , Politico;  Florida school district and state ed leaders sued over restricting kids book on penguins "A group of st...

The largely forgotten book ban case that went up to the Supreme Court; The Washington Post, May 20, 2023

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Anthony Aycock , The Washington Post ;  The largely forgotten book ban case that went up to the Supreme Court " Record   efforts to ban...

Exclusive: Southeast Asia to set 'guardrails' on AI with new governance code; Reuters, June 16, 2023

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Fanny Potkin  and  Panu Wongcha-um  , Reuters;  Exclusive: Southeast Asia to set 'guardrails' on AI with new governance code " ...

G.O.P. Targets Researchers Who Study Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Election; The New York Times, June 19, 2023

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  Steven Lee Myers  and  Sheera Frenkel  , The New York Times;  G.O.P. Targets Researchers Who Study Disinformation Ahead of 2024 Election ...
Monday, June 19, 2023

Ethical, legal issues raised by ChatGPT training literature; Tech Explore, May 8, 2023

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  Peter Grad , Tech Xplore ;  Ethical, legal issues raised by ChatGPT training literature " "Knowing what books a model has been t...

A Fight Over the Right to Repair Cars Takes a Wild Turn; Wired, June 17, 2023

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  AARIAN MARSHALL , Wired;  A Fight Over the Right to Repair Cars Takes a Wild Turn " Amid competing letters, statements, and legal pap...
Sunday, June 18, 2023

Artificial intelligence can support architects but lacks empathy and ethics; The Conversation, June 18, 2023

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Farzam Sepanta   PhD Candidate, Building Engineering, Carleton University  , The Conversation; ,  Artificial intelligence can support archit...
Saturday, June 17, 2023

What Elizabeth Gilbert's publication delay reveals about the ethics of writing fiction; CBC, June 15, 2023

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  Jen Sookfong Lee  and  Laisha Rosnau  , CBC;  What Elizabeth Gilbert's publication delay reveals about the ethics of writing fiction ...
Friday, June 16, 2023

As more schools target ‘Maus,’ Art Spiegelman’s fears are deepening; The Washington Post, June 14, 2023

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Greg Sargent  , The Washington Post;  As more schools target ‘Maus,’ Art Spiegelman’s fears are deepening " What alarms Spiegelman abou...

To Fight Book Bans, Illinois Passes a Ban on Book Bans; The New York Times, June 13, 2023

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Orlando Mayorquin , The New York Times;  To Fight Book Bans, Illinois Passes a Ban on Book Bans " Taking a new tack in the ideological ...

From Roald Dahl to Goosebumps, revisions to children’s classics are really about copyright – a legal expert explains; The Conversation, March 7, 2023

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Cathay Smith , The Conversation ;  From Roald Dahl to Goosebumps, revisions to children’s classics are really about copyright – a legal expe...

Tennis stars get lots of hate online. The French Open gave them AI 'bodyguards'; NPR, June 8, 2023

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Adam Bearne , NPR ;  Tennis stars get lots of hate online. The French Open gave them AI 'bodyguards' " What about the people wh...
Thursday, June 15, 2023

This Obscure Judicial Agency Could Tighten Ethics for Justices; Bloomberg Law, June 14, 2023

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  Sheldon Whitehouse , Bloomberg Law;  This Obscure Judicial Agency Could Tighten Ethics for Justices " As the justices   drag their fe...

Korea issues first AI ethics checklist; The Korea Times, June 14, 2023

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Lee Kyung-min, The Korea Times;  Korea issues first AI ethics checklist "The government has outlined the first national standard on how...

Law Professors Testify on Supreme Court Ethics; C-SPAN, June 14, 2023

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C-SPAN;  Law Professors Testify on Supreme Court Ethics "Law professors testified on Supreme Court ethics before the Senate Judiciary S...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Much Abuzz About Drones: Drones and Forest Management; American Bar Association (ABA), April 20, 2023

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Elliad Dagan, American Bar Association (ABA) ;  Much Abuzz About Drones: Drones and Forest Management "Despite these on-paper benefits,...

National Archives refutes claims Trump had two years to go through presidential records in rare public statement; CNN, June 9, 2023

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Jamie Gangel ,  Zachary Cohen  and  Elizabeth Stuart , CNN;  National Archives refutes claims Trump had two years to go through presidential...
Monday, June 12, 2023

21st-century editors should keep their hands off of 20th-century books; The Washington Post, June 12, 2023

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  Editorial Board , The Washington Post;  21st-century editors should keep their hands off of 20th-century books " A number of beloved ...

If the Supreme Court Won’t Fix Its Ethics Mess, Congress Should; The New York Times, June 12, 2023

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  Erwin Chemerinsky , The New York Times;  If the Supreme Court Won’t Fix Its Ethics Mess, Congress Should " Congress should not wait o...
Sunday, June 11, 2023

Teaching the ethics of data science through immersive video; Cornell Chronicle, June 6, 2023

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  By  Sandi Mulconry , Cornell Chronicle;  Teaching the ethics of data science through immersive video "In “Nobody’s Fault,” students e...
Saturday, June 10, 2023

5 ways EU’s ethics body just might work — or not; Politico, June 8, 2023

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SARAH WHEATON , Politico;  5 ways EU’s ethics body just might work — or not " Here are five ways the Commission’s proposal could have t...

Book bans are on the rise. Biden is naming a point person to address that; NPR, June 8, 2023

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  Franco OrdoƱez , NPR;  Book bans are on the rise. Biden is naming a point person to address that " President Biden on Thursday will a...
Friday, June 9, 2023

The ChatGPT Lawyer Explains Himself; The New York Times, June 8, 2023

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Benjamin Weiser  and  Nate Schweber , The New York Times;  The ChatGPT Lawyer Explains Himself " Irina Raicu, who directs the   interne...
Thursday, June 8, 2023

How ethics is becoming a key part of research in tech; The Stanford Daily, June 7, 2023

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Cassandra Huff , The Stanford Daily;  How ethics is becoming a key part of research in tech " Building off the IRB model, in 2020 the E...
Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Justice Clarence Thomas delays filing financial disclosure amid increased ethics scrutiny; NBC News, June 7, 2023

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  Lawrence Hurley , NBC News;  Justice Clarence Thomas delays filing financial disclosure amid increased ethics scrutiny " Supreme Cour...
Monday, June 5, 2023

The ethics of artificial intelligence, and what to beware of as applications of AI expand; Maine Public, June 1, 2023

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  Jennifer Rooks ,  Cindy Han ,  Jonathan P. Smith , Maine Public;  The ethics of artificial intelligence, and what to beware of as applicat...
Friday, June 2, 2023

Librarians sue Arkansas state over law banning them from giving ‘obscene’ books to children; The Guardian, May 31, 2023

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  Sarah Shaffi , The Guardian;  Librarians sue Arkansas state over law banning them from giving ‘obscene’ books to children " The Ameri...

A lawyer used ChatGPT to cite bogus cases. What are the ethics?; Reuters, May 30, 2023

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Karen Sloan, Reuters;  A lawyer used ChatGPT to cite bogus cases. What are the ethics? " A New York lawyer is facing potential sanction...
Friday, May 26, 2023

Belarusian Nobel peace prize winner moved to brutal prison; AP in Tallinn via The Guardian, May 24, 2023

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AP in Tallinn via The Guardian;  Belarusian Nobel peace prize winner moved to brutal prison " The   Nobel peace prize   laureate Ales B...
Thursday, May 25, 2023

For One Group of Teenagers, Social Media Seems a Clear Net Benefit; The New York Times, May 24, 2023

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  Claire Cain Miller , The New York Times;  For One Group of Teenagers, Social Media Seems a Clear Net Benefit Despite the surgeon general’s...

Driver’s Licenses, Addresses, Photos: Inside How TikTok Shares User Data; The New York Times, May 24, 2023

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  Sapna Maheshwari  and  Ryan Mac , The New York Times;  Driver’s Licenses, Addresses, Photos: Inside How TikTok Shares User Data " The...

With Climate Panel as a Beacon, Global Group Takes On Misinformation; The New York Times, May 24, 2023

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  Steven Lee Myers , The New York Times;  With Climate Panel as a Beacon, Global Group Takes On Misinformation " The findings suggest t...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Chief Justice Says Supreme Court Is Working to Address Ethics Questions; The New York Times, May 24, 2023

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  Adam Liptak , The New York Times;  Chief Justice Says Supreme Court Is Working to Address Ethics Questions " Chief Justice John G. Ro...
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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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