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/

Monday, August 21, 2023

Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov; AP, August 18, 2023

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  JIM HEINTZ , AP;  Russia shuts down human rights group that preserved the legacy of Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov "Separate Russian ...

This is how the Smithsonian will reckon with our dark inheritance; The Washington Post, August 20, 2023

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Lonnie G. Bunch III , The Washington Post;   This is how the Smithsonian will reckon with our dark inheritance " As a historian, I have...

Minnesota governor calls for an ethics code for presidential family members; NBC News, August 20, 2023

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NBC News;  Minnesota governor calls for an ethics code for presidential family members " During an exclusive interview with Meet the Pr...

Why is AMLO worried about an outsider? She’s funny, profane — and inspiring.; The Washington Post, August 20, 2023

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  David Ignatius , The Washington Post;  Why is AMLO worried about an outsider? She’s funny, profane — and inspiring. " “Beware of what...
Thursday, August 17, 2023

Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Local News Site Out of Business; The New York Times , August 15, 2023

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Jeremy W. Peters    , The New York Times;  Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Local News Site Out of Business " Some First Amendment adv...

Record Labels File $412 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Internet Archive; Rolling Stone, August 12, 2023

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   ALTHEA LEGASPI , Rolling Stone;  Record Labels File $412 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Internet Archive " UNIVERSAL...

The plot thickens: The battle over books comes at a cost; NPR, August 11, 2023

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  Tovia Smith , NPR;  The plot thickens: The battle over books comes at a cost " Polls  suggest a majority of Americans oppose book res...

ALA Announces Steps to Support LGBTQIA+ Library Workers; American Libraries, August 9, 2023

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   American Libraries;  ALA Announces Steps to Support LGBTQIA+ Library Workers " Recognizing the urgency to address and combat discrim...

Local universities prepared to teach ethics of using generative AI; Rochester Business Journal, August 15, 2023

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  Caurie Putnam, Rochester Business Journal;  Local universities prepared to teach ethics of using generative AI " How are local school...
Monday, August 14, 2023

HOW AMERICA GOT MEAN; The Atlantic, August 14, 2023

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David Brooks , The Atlantic;  HOW AMERICA GOT MEAN "My second, related question is: Why have Americans become so mean?"
Friday, August 11, 2023

A New Frontier for Travel Scammers: A.I.-Generated Guidebooks; The New York Times, August 5, 2023

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  Seth Kugel  and  Stephen Hiltner , The New York Times ;  A New Frontier for Travel Scammers: A.I.-Generated Guidebooks " Though she d...

Florida MAGA candidate caught committing "egregious" plagiarism from Wikipedia: report; Salon, August 10, 2023

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TATYANA TANDANPOLIE , Salon ;  Florida MAGA candidate caught committing "egregious" plagiarism from Wikipedia: report " Antho...

Senator wants Google to answer for accuracy, ethics of generative AI tool; HealthcareITNews, August 9, 2023

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  Mike Miliard , HealthcareITNews;  Senator wants Google to answer for accuracy, ethics of generative AI tool " Sen. Mark Warner, D-Vir...

OpenAI funds new journalism ethics initiative; Axios, August 8, 2023

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Sara Fischer , Axios;  OpenAI funds new journalism ethics initiative " OpenAI, the parent company to ChatGPT, will fund a new journalis...

Photo Agencies Publish Open Letter Demanding AI Copyright Protection; petaPixel, August 10, 2023

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    MATT GROWCOOT , PetaPixel;  Photo Agencies Publish Open Letter Demanding AI Copyright Protection " The world’s leading photo agenci...
Thursday, August 10, 2023

Prominent legal, business leaders create ABA group to bolster confidence in elections; Reuters, August 9, 2023

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Karen Sloan , Reuters;  Prominent legal, business leaders create ABA group to bolster confidence in elections " The American Bar Associ...

French research centre behind controversial Covid paper found to have used questionable ethics processes; The Guardian, August 8, 2023

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  Melissa Davey   , The Guardian;  French research centre behind controversial Covid paper found to have used questionable ethics processes ...

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel; ProPublica, August 10, 2023

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  Brett Murphy  and  Alex Mierjeski , ProPublica;  Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court ...
Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Film and music industries on edge: AI's growing influence stirs fear of job displacement, copyright issues; KATU2ABC, August 8, 2023

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  KONNER MCINTIRE and JANAE BOWENS  , KATU2ABC;  Film and music industries on edge: AI's growing influence stirs fear of job displacemen...

Florida schools drop AP Psychology after state says it violates the law; The Washington Post, August 9, 2023

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Laura Meckler , The Washington Post;  Florida schools drop AP Psychology after state says it violates the law " Large school districts ...
Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Hillsborough schools cut back on Shakespeare, citing new Florida rules; Tampa Bay Times, August 7, 2023

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Marlene Sokol  , Tampa Bay Times;  Hillsborough schools cut back on Shakespeare, citing new Florida rules " There are ways that student...

The Small-Town Library That Became a Culture War Battleground; The Nation, August 7, 2023

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SASHA ABRAMSKY , The Nation;  The Small-Town Library That Became a Culture War Battleground "Over the past couple of years, movements t...

How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians – they now need to learn how to plan for safety and legally protect themselves; The Conversation, July 20, 2023

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Nicole A. Cooke   Baker Endowed Chair and Professor of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina , The Conversation ; ; ...

Houston’s ‘Little Banned Library’ highlights literature as Texas leads country in number of books banned;Click2Houston, August 8, 2023

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  Zachery Lashway , Click2Houston;  Houston’s ‘Little Banned Library’ highlights literature as Texas leads country in number of books banned...

Minnesota colleges grappling with ethics and potential benefits of ChatGPT; Star Tribune, August 6, 2023

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Hannah Pinski  , Star Tribune  ;  Minnesota colleges grappling with ethics and potential benefits of ChatGPT " While some Minnesota aca...
Friday, August 4, 2023

Making Trouble That Matters; American Libraries, July 19, 2023

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  Emily Drabinski   , American Libraries;  Making Trouble That Matters " Library workers like us teach people to read, give queer kids ...

Inside The Anti-Ownership Ebook Economy; Library Journal, August 3, 2023

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Claire Woodcock    , Library Journal;  Inside The Anti-Ownership Ebook Economy " Most libraries don’t own their own ebooks. This should...

Justice Elena Kagan pushes for US Supreme Court to adopt own ethics code; The Oregonian, August 3, 2023

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  Maxine Bernstein , The Oregonian;  Justice Elena Kagan pushes for US Supreme Court to adopt own ethics code " U.S. Supreme Court Just...

Gallup poll finds most Americans give Biden administration a negative ethics score; The Hill, August 3, 2023

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  ALEX GANGITANO , The Hill;  Gallup poll finds most Americans give Biden administration a negative ethics score " Americans rate the e...

Why the Trump trial should be televised; The Washington Post, August 3, 2023

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  Neal Katyal  , The Washington Post;  Why the Trump trial should be televised " The upcoming trial of  United States v. Donald J. Trum...
Thursday, August 3, 2023

Is facial recognition identifying you? Are there ‘dog whistles’ in ChatGPT? Ethics in artificial intelligence gets unpacked; Northeastern Global News, August 3, 2023

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  Cesareo Contreras , Northeastern Global News;  I s facial recognition identifying you? Are there ‘dog whistles’ in ChatGPT? Ethics in arti...
Wednesday, August 2, 2023

A More Ethical Approach to Employing Contractors; Harvard Business Review, August 2, 2023

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  Catherine Bracy , Harvard Business Review;  A More Ethical Approach to Employing Contractors " Companies that do not adopt high-road ...

Trump Told Pence ‘You’re Too Honest’ When He Objected to Jan. 6 Scheme; Rolling Stone, August 1, 2023

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TIM DICKINSON  , Rolling Stone;  Trump Told Pence ‘You’re Too Honest’ When He Objected to Jan. 6 Scheme "The new  indictment of Donald ...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Henrietta Lacks' descendants reach a settlement over the use of her 'stolen' cells; NPR, August 1, 2023

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Joe Hernandez ,  NPR;  Henrietta Lacks' descendants reach a settlement over the use of her 'stolen' cells " The family of H...

Montgomery County votes to restrict access to certain books at public libraries; KHOU11, July 31, 2023

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Marcelino Benito,  KHOU11;  Montgomery County votes to restrict access to certain books at public libraries " Commissioners Court ultim...

Campbell County library board fires director; hundreds attend special meeting; Gillette News Record, July 28, 2023

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 Jonathan Gallardo, Gillette News Record;  Campbell County library board fires director; hundreds attend special meeting " The Campbell...

The Ethics of Making (and Publishing) AI Art; Lifehacker, July 31, 2023

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Brendan Hesse , Lifehacker;  The Ethics of Making (and Publishing) AI Art " This post is part of Lifehacker’s “Living With AI” series: ...
Monday, July 31, 2023

The Research Scandal at Stanford Is More Common Than You Think; The New York Times, July 30, 2023

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  Theo Baker , The New York Times;  The Research Scandal at Stanford Is More Common Than You Think " To address research misconduct, it...

Israelis’ defiance of Netanyahu holds a lesson for anyone who cares about democracy; The Guardian, July 28, 2023

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  Jonathan Freedland , The Guardian;  Israelis’ defiance of Netanyahu holds a lesson for anyone who cares about democracy " That prompt...

Houston school district to turn libraries into disciplinary centers; The Guardian, July 29, 2023

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  Erum Salam , The Guardian;  Houston school district to turn libraries into disciplinary centers " The largest school district in   Te...
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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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