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, March 9, 2024

The robots are coming. And that’s a good thing.; MIT Technology Review, March 5, 2024

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  Daniela Rus archive page   and   Gregory Mone archive page , MIT Technology Review;  The robots are coming. And that’s a good thing. ...
Thursday, March 7, 2024

Introducing CopyrightCatcher, the first Copyright Detection API for LLMs; Patronus AI, March 6, 2024

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  Patronus AI;  I n t r o d u c i n g   C o p y r i g h t C a t c h e r ,   t h e f i r s t   C o p y r i g h t   D e t e c t i o n   A P I ...

Researchers tested leading AI models for copyright infringement using popular books, and GPT-4 performed worst; CNBC, March 6, 2024

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  Hayden Field, CNBC;  Researchers tested leading AI models for copyright infringement using popular books, and GPT-4 performed worst "...

Public Symposium on AI and IP; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Wednesday, March 27, 2024 10 AM - 3 PM PT/1 PM - 6 PM ET

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  United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO);  Public Symposium on AI and IP " The United States Patent and Trademark Office (US...
Monday, March 4, 2024

Beaufort, South Carolina, schools return most books to shelves after attempt to ban 97; CBS News, March 3, 2024

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Scott Pelley, CBS;  Beaufort, South Carolina, schools return most books to shelves after attempt to ban 97 " Ruth-Naomi James: I'm ...
Thursday, February 29, 2024

The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet sue OpenAI for copyright infringement; The Guardian, February 28, 2024

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  Nick Robins-Early , The Guardian ;  The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet sue OpenAI for copyright infringement " OpenAI and   Micros...

How scientists are using facial-recognition AI to track humpback whales; NPR, February 29, 2024

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  Lauren Sommer , NPR;  How scientists are using facial-recognition AI to track humpback whales " Photographs are key for counting whal...

Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's AI image results "offended our users"; NPR, February 28, 2024

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Bobby Allyn  , NPR;  Google CEO Pichai says Gemini's AI image results "offended our users" " Gemini, which was previously...
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

He Hunts Sloppy Scientists. He’s Finding Lots of Prey.; The New York Times, February 2, 2024

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Matt Richtel , The New York Times ;  He Hunts Sloppy Scientists. He’s Finding Lots of Prey. " Sholto David, 32, has a Ph.D. in cellular...
Monday, February 19, 2024

The Most Important Writing Exercise I’ve Ever Assigned; The New York Times, February 18, 202

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  Rachel Kadish , The New York Times;  The Most Important Writing Exercise I’ve Ever Assigned " Unflinching empathy, which is the muscl...

MAGA’s Violent Threats Are Warping Life in America; The New York Times, February 18, 2024

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  David French , The New York Times;  MAGA’s Violent Threats Are Warping Life in America " So we called the local sheriff, shared the t...

Arrested for Leaving Flowers, Navalny Mourners Fear Worse to Come; The New York Times, February 18, 2024

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Valerie Hopkins , The New York Times ;  Arrested for Leaving Flowers, Navalny Mourners Fear Worse to Come " As thousands of Russians ac...
Sunday, February 18, 2024

IT body proposes that AI pros get leashed and licensed to uphold ethics; The Register, February 15, 2024

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Paul Kunert, The Register;  IT body proposes that AI pros get leashed and licensed to uphold ethics "Creating a register of licensed AI...
Saturday, February 17, 2024

The New York Times’ AI copyright lawsuit shows that forgiveness might not be better than permission; The Conversation, February 13, 2024

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  Peter Vaughan ,  Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University, The Conversation ; ;  The New York Times’ AI copyrig...

A new documentary shows the impact of book bans in Florida public schools on the kids; NPR, November 25, 2023

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Scott Simon , NPR;  A new documentary shows the impact of book bans in Florida public schools on the kids " In her directorial debut, S...
Friday, February 16, 2024

5 Presidential Libraries That Offer Culture, History and ‘Labs of Democracy’; The New York Times, February 13, 2024

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  Lauren Sloss , The New York Times ;  5 Presidential Libraries That Offer Culture, History and ‘Labs of Democracy’ " As repositories o...

How to Think About Remedies in the Generative AI Copyright Cases; LawFare, February 15, 2024

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   Pamela Samuelson , LawFare;  How to Think About Remedies in the Generative AI Copyright Cases " So far, commentators have paid virtu...

A Columbia Surgeon’s Study Was Pulled. He Kept Publishing Flawed Data.; The New York Times, February 16, 2024

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  Benjamin Mueller , The New York Times;  A Columbia Surgeon’s Study Was Pulled. He Kept Publishing Flawed Data. " Problems with the st...

From ethics to outsmarting Chat GPT, state unveils resource for AI in Ohio education; Cleveland.com, February 15, 2024

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Laura Hancock, cleveland.com  ;  From ethics to outsmarting Chat GPT, state unveils resource for AI in Ohio education " The state relea...
Thursday, February 15, 2024

NIST Researchers Suggest Historical Precedent for Ethical AI Research; NIST, February 15, 2024

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NIST ;  NIST Researchers Suggest Historical Precedent for Ethical AI Research "If we train artificial intelligence (AI) systems on bias...
Monday, February 12, 2024

AI and inventorship guidance: Incentivizing human ingenuity and investment in AI-assisted inventions; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), February 12, 2024

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  Kathi Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO , United States Patent and Trademark Office (...

Inventorship guidance for AI-assisted inventions webinar; United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), March 5, 2024 1 PM - 2 PM ET

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  United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ;  Inventorship guidance for AI-assisted inventions webinar " The United States Pat...

University Librarians See Urgent Need for AI Ethics; Inside Higher Ed, January 17, 2024

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    Lauren Coffey , Inside Higher Ed;  University Librarians See Urgent Need for AI Ethics " Nearly three-quarters of university librar...
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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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