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

My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" was published on Nov. 13, 2025. Purchases can be made 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; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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