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, July 15, 2023

Surprise, you just signed a contract! How hidden contracts took over the internet; Planet Money, NPR, July 14, 2023

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  Emma Peaslee ,  Jeff Guo ,  Jess Jiang ,  James Sneed , Planet Money, NPR;  Surprise, you just signed a contract! How hidden contracts too...
Friday, July 14, 2023

A Federal Judge Asks: Does the Supreme Court Realize How Bad It Smells?; The New York Times, July 14, 2023

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Michael Ponsor , The New York Times ;  A Federal Judge Asks: Does the Supreme Court Realize How Bad It Smells? " All my judicial collea...

"Shadow libraries" are at the heart of the mounting copyright lawsuits against OpenAI; Quartz, July 10, 2023

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  Michelle Cheng , Quartz;  "Shadow libraries" are at the heart of the mounting copyright lawsuits against OpenAI " However, ...

Inside the AP’s investigation into the ethics practices of the Supreme Court justices; AP, July 11, 2023

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ERIC TUCKER  AND  BRIAN SLODYSKO, AP  ;  Inside the AP’s investigation into the ethics practices of the Supreme Court justices " An Ass...

Don’t downplay Sonia Sotomayor’s poor conduct. Fix it.; MSNBC, July 13, 2023

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  Zeeshan Aleem , MSNBC ;  Don’t downplay Sonia Sotomayor’s poor conduct. Fix it. " The response from  some  liberal  commentators  has...

Kavanaugh calls SCOTUS "government at its finest" amid ethics concerns; Axios, July 13, 2023

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  Jacob Knutson , Axios;  Kavanaugh calls SCOTUS "government at its finest" amid ethics concerns " Justice Brett Kavanaugh la...
Thursday, July 13, 2023

RFK Jr. is building a presidential campaign around conspiracy theories; NPR, July 13, 2023

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  Shannon Bond , NPR;  RFK Jr. is building a presidential campaign around conspiracy theories " What's not up for debate for scient...

‘You can do both’: experts seek ‘good AI’ while attempting to avoid the bad; The Guardian, July 7, 2023

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Hannah Devlin . The Guardian ;  ‘You can do both’: experts seek ‘good AI’ while attempting to avoid the bad " “We know how to make AI t...

Are We Going Too Far By Allowing Generative AI To Control Robots, Worriedly Asks AI Ethics And AI Law; Forbes, July 10, 2023

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Dr. Lance B. Eliot  , Forbes;  Are We Going Too Far By Allowing Generative AI To Control Robots, Worriedly Asks AI Ethics And AI Law " ...

A.I. Could Solve Some of Humanity's Hardest Problems. It Already Has.; The New York Times, July 11, 2023

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The Ezra Klein Show, The New York Times; A.I. Could Solve Some of Humanity's Hardest Problems. It Already Has. " Since the release ...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Does Section 230 cover artificial intelligence? Experts are not sure; ABC7, July 11, 2023

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GRAYCE MCCORMICK  , ABC7;  Does Section 230 cover artificial intelligence? Experts are not sure " Burk said the decision over whether S...

Three things to know about how the US Congress might regulate AI; MIT Technology Review, July 3, 2023

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Tate Ryan-Mosley archive page , MIT Technology Review ;  Three things to know about how the US Congress might regulate AI " Here are th...

Google hit with class-action lawsuit over AI data scraping; Reuters, July 11, 2023

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  Blake Brittain , Reuters ;  Google hit with class-action lawsuit over AI data scraping " Alphabet's Google   (GOOGL.O)   was accu...

Inside the White-Hot Center of A.I. Doomerism; The New York Times, July 11, 2023

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  Kevin Roose , The New York Times;  Inside the White-Hot Center of A.I. Doomerism " But the difference is that Anthropic’s employees a...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023

EU AI Act: first regulation on artificial intelligence; European Parliament News, June 14, 2023

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European Parliament News ;  EU AI Act: first regulation on artificial intelligence " As part of its   digital strategy , the EU wants t...

Supreme Court stands by its guidelines after report raises new ethics questions; CNN, July 11, 2011

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Ariane de Vogue , CNN;  Supreme Court stands by its guidelines after report raises new ethics questions " Gabe Roth, executive director...

You can say no to a TSA face scan. But even a senator had trouble.; The Washington Post, July 11, 2023

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  Shira Ovide , The Washington Post;  You can say no to a TSA face scan. But even a senator had trouble. " Let’s discuss two topics: TS...

Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books; AP, July 11, 2023

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BRIAN SLODYSKO  AND  ERIC TUCKER , AP; Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s staff prodded colleges and libraries to buy her books "Sotomay...

Unknown: Killer Robots review – the future of AI will fill you with unholy terror; The Guardian, July 10, 2023

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Lucy Mangan , The Guardian;  Unknown: Killer Robots review – the future of AI will fill you with unholy terror " The dilemma surroundin...

Possibilities and ethical issues of entrusting nursing tasks to robots and artificial intelligence; Sage Journals, June 12, 2023

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Tomohide   Ibuki ,  Ai   Ibuki , and  Eisuke   Nakazawa ,  Sage Journals;  Possibilities and ethical issues of entrusting nursing tasks to r...
Sunday, July 9, 2023

Campaign to restock Pride displays at San Diego libraries, patrons say they won't return books; CBS8, June 30, 2023

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Abbie Black, CBS8  ;  Campaign to restock Pride displays at San Diego libraries, patrons say they won't return books "If you are in...

Where Clarence Thomas Entered an Elite Circle and Opened a Door to the Court; The New York Times, July 9, 2023

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  Abbie VanSickle  and  Steve Eder , The New York Times;  Where Clarence Thomas Entered an Elite Circle and Opened a Door to the Court ...

‘It’s not climate change, it’s everything change’: sci-fi authors take on the global crisis; The Observer via The Guardian, July 9, 2023

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David Barnett , The Observer via The Guardian;  ‘It’s not climate change, it’s everything change’: sci-fi authors take on the global crisis ...
Saturday, July 8, 2023

Poet and translator to sue British Museum for copyright and moral rights infringement; The Art Newspaper, July 7, 2023

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Anny Shaw , The Art Newspaper;  Poet and translator to sue British Museum for copyright and moral rights infringement " Sharples notes ...
Friday, July 7, 2023

Cappaert v. United States: Oral Argument - January 12, 1976; Oyez

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Oyez; Cappaert  v.  United States Oral Argument - January 12, 1976 "Warren E. Burger We will hear arguments next in Nevada against the ...

Against all odds, the rare Devils Hole pupfish keeps on swimming; NPR, July 7, 2023

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Nell Greenfieldboyce  , NPR;  Against all odds, the rare Devils Hole pupfish keeps on swimming " "It was somewhat controversial to...

In – or out? Wimbledon considers replacing line judges with AI; The Guardian, July 7, 2023

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Emine Sinmaz , The Guardian ;  In – or out? Wimbledon considers replacing line judges with AI " Line judges dodging serves at breakneck...

Mountain biking ethics workshop held at library; Mountain biking ethics workshop held at library, July 6, 2023

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Tom Skulski   , Steamboat Pilot & Today ;  Mountain biking ethics workshop held at library " Yampatika and Routt County Riders have...

Museum ethics—more than lip service; Science, July 6, 2023

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  H. HOLDEN   THORP  , Science ;  Museum ethics—more than lip service " In the past few years, museums around the world have started to...
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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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