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/

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Pope, once a victim of AI-generated imagery, calls for treaty to regulate artificial intelligence; AP, December 14, 2023

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NICOLE WINFIELD , AP ;  Pope, once a victim of AI-generated imagery, calls for treaty to regulate artificial intelligence "On a more ba...
Tuesday, December 12, 2023

There's a big catch in the EU's landmark new AI law; Axios, December 11, 2023

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Ryan Heath , Axios;  There's a big catch in the EU's landmark new AI law " The European Union's comprehensive AI regulation...
Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Teaching kids to spot fake news: media literacy to be required in California schools; The Guardian, December 5, 2023

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Robin Buller , The Guardian ;  Teaching kids to spot fake news: media literacy to be required in California schools " California next y...
Monday, December 4, 2023

Beijing Internet Court Recognizes Copyright in AI-Generated Images; The National Law Review, November 29, 2023

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Aaron Wininger  of  Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. , The National Law Review;  Beijing Internet Court Recognizes Copyright in AI-G...

Unmasking AI's Racism And Sexism; NPR, Fresh Air, November 28, 2023

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 NPR, Fresh Air;  Unmasking AI's Racism And Sexism " Computer scientist and AI expert Joy Buolamwini warns that facial recognition ...
Saturday, December 2, 2023

Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers; Futurism, November 2023

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MAGGIE HARRISON , Futurism;  Sports Illustrated Published Articles by Fake, AI-Generated Writers " After we reached out with questions ...
Friday, December 1, 2023

Copyright law will shape how we use generative AI; Axios, December 1, 2023

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  Megan Morrone, Axios;  Copyright law will shape how we use generative AI " In the year since the release of ChatGPT, generative AI ha...
Friday, November 24, 2023

FAU, NAI OFFER STUDENTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CERTIFICATE; Florida Atlantic University (FAU), November 8, 2023

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Florida Atlantic University (FAU);  FAU, NAI OFFER STUDENTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CERTIFICATE " Florida Atlantic University ’s   Colleg...
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

The Supreme Court’s Self-Excusing Ethics Code; The New Yorker, November 21, 2023

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Jeannie Suk Gersen  , The New Yorker;  The Supreme Court’s Self-Excusing Ethics Code " Last week, the Supreme Court issued a first-ever...

Her Music Fell Into Obscurity. Now It’s Back at the Philharmonic.; The New York Times, November 20, 2023

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  Garrett Schumann , The New York Times;  Her Music Fell Into Obscurity. Now It’s Back at the Philharmonic. " When Perry died, she had ...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Roundtable discussion: Tribes, intellectual property, and consumer protection; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), November 30, 2023 9 AM EST - 5 PM EST

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  United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ;  Roundtable discussion: Tribes, intellectual property, and consumer protection Join   ...

Patent Poetry: Judge Throws Out Most of Artists’ AI Copyright Infringement Claims; JD Supra, November 20, 2023

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  Adam Philipp ,  AEON Law ,  JD Supra;  Patent Poetry: Judge Throws Out Most of Artists’ AI Copyright Infringement Claims " One of the...
Sunday, November 19, 2023

‘Please regulate AI:' Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast; AP, November 18, 2023

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MATT O’BRIEN , AP;  ‘Please regulate AI:' Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast "Most tech com...

AI chatbot can pass national lawyer ethics exam; Reuters, November 16, 2023

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Karen Sloan , Reuters ;  AI chatbot can pass national lawyer ethics exam " Popular AI chatbot GPT-4 outperforms most aspiring lawyers o...
Saturday, November 18, 2023

More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend seen on most other social media sites; Pew Research Center, November 15, 2023

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KATERINA EVA MATSA , Pew Research Center;  More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend seen on most other social media site...
Friday, November 17, 2023

Two arrested after US storage facility emptied of $1bn in ‘massive amounts of knock-off designer goods’; The Guardian, November 16, 2023

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  Jenna Amatulli , The Guardian;  Two arrested after US storage facility emptied of $1bn in ‘massive amounts of knock-off designer goods’ ...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Ocean City Man Wills Nearly $150,000 to Library; OCNJDaily, November 13, 2023

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MADDY VITALE ,OCNJDaily;  Ocean City Man Wills Nearly $150,000 to Library " There was one reason that stood out why Haines may have lef...

U.S. Copyright Office Extends Deadline for Reply Comments on Artificial Intelligence Notice of Inquiry; U.S. Copyright Office, November 15, 2023

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U.S. Copyright Office, I ssue No. 1026 ;  U.S. Copyright Office Extends Deadline for Reply Comments on Artificial Intelligence Notice of Inq...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Roland Pattillo helped keep Henrietta Lacks' story alive. It's key to his legacy; NPR, November 14, 2023

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  Walter Ray Watson , NPR;  Roland Pattillo helped keep Henrietta Lacks' story alive. It's key to his legacy " Dr. Roland Patti...

YouTube to offer option to flag AI-generated songs that mimic artists’ voices; The Guardian, November 14, 2023

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Dan Milmo  , The Guardian;  YouTube to offer option to flag AI-generated songs that mimic artists’ voices " Record companies can reques...
Monday, November 13, 2023

STATEMENT OF THE COURT: REGARDING THE CODE OF CONDUCT; SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, November 13, 2023

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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES;  STATEMENT OF THE COURT REGARDING THE CODE OF CONDUCT "The undersigned Justices are promulgating th...
Thursday, November 9, 2023

How robots can learn to follow a moral code; Nature, October 26, 2023

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  Neil Savage , Nature;  How robots can learn to follow a moral code " Many computer scientists are investigating whether autonomous sy...
Tuesday, November 7, 2023

LWV to explore censorship in libraries and schools; The Mountain Mail, November 7, 2023

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The Mountain Mail;  LWV to explore censorship in libraries and schools " Jamie LaRue, executive director of Garfield County Libraries, ...

Guidelines for the governance of digital platforms: safeguarding freedom of expression and access to information through a multi-stakeholder approach; UNESCO, November 2023

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UNESCO;  Guidelines for the governance of digital platforms: safeguarding freedom of expression and access to information through a multi-st...

85% of people worry about online disinformation, global survey finds; The Guardian, November 7, 2023

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  Jon Henley , The Guardian;  85% of people worry about online disinformation, global survey finds " More than 85% of people are worrie...
Monday, November 6, 2023

OpenAI offers to pay for ChatGPT customers’ copyright lawsuits; The Guardian, November 6, 2023

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  Blake Montgomery , The Guardian;  OpenAI offers to pay for ChatGPT customers’ copyright lawsuits " Rather than remove copyrighted mat...

In the Middle East, as in Greek tragedy, justice must prevail over moral absolutism; The Observer via The Guardian, November 5, 2023

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Kenan Malik , The Observer via The Guardian;  In the Middle East, as in Greek tragedy, justice must prevail over moral absolutism " The...

Olympian Johnny Weir funds Quarryville library after Fulton Twp. cuts gift over LGBTQ+ content; Lancaster Online, November 6, 2023

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JACK PANYARD  , Lancaster Online;  Olympian Johnny Weir funds Quarryville library after Fulton Twp. cuts gift over LGBTQ+ content "When...
Sunday, November 5, 2023

High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence; United Nations, October 29, 2023

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United Nations ;  High-level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence " The UN's Response To foster a globally inclusive approach, ...

Locked up in an Egyptian prison, I found solace in the library; The Washington Post, November 2, 2023

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  Ahmed Naji , The Washington Post;  Locked up in an Egyptian prison, I found solace in the library " My family has a record when it co...

Suburban Chicago man has painted 100 mini-libraries and counting for his community; CBS News Chicago, November 3, 2023

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NOEL BRENNAN, CBS News CHICAGO  ;  Suburban Chicago man has painted 100 mini-libraries and counting for his community " A Mount Prospec...
Saturday, November 4, 2023

Ethics Week set for Nov. 6-12; University of North Georgia, November 3, 2023

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  Denise Ray , University of North Georgia;  Ethics Week set for Nov. 6-12 " The University System of Georgia (USG) will promote Ethics...
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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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