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, 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; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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