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/

Sunday, March 31, 2024

British Museum Sues Former Curator for Return of Stolen Items; The New York Times, March 27, 2024

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Alex Marshall , The New York Times ;  British Museum Sues Former Curator for Return of Stolen Items " The museum claims that the former...

Philosophy, ethics, and the pursuit of 'responsible' artificial intelligence; Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), March 7, 2024

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  Felicia Swartzenberg , Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT);  Philosophy, ethics, and the pursuit of 'responsible' artificial i...

THE RECKONING; Science, March 7, 2024

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CATHLEEN O’GRADY  , Science;  THE RECKONING " Part of the failure lies with France’s law on research ethics, Amiel says, which is out o...
Saturday, March 30, 2024

A.I.-Generated Garbage Is Polluting Our Culture; The New York Times, March 29, 2024

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Erik Hoel , The New York Times ;  A.I.-Generated Garbage Is Polluting Our Culture " To deal with this corporate refusal to act we need ...
Thursday, March 28, 2024

AI hustlers stole women’s faces to put in ads. The law can’t help them.; The Washington Post, March 28, 2024

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Nitasha Tiku  and  Pranshu Verma , The Washington Post;  AI hustlers stole women’s faces to put in ads. The law can’t help them. " Effo...

Panel of Distinguished AI Experts Discuss Challenges of AI Regulation with the Honorable Ro Khanna; Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, March 27, 2024

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Ann Skeet , Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University ;  Panel of Distinguished AI Experts Discuss Challenges of AI Regul...

Your newsroom needs an AI ethics policy. Start here.; Poynter, March 25, 2024

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Kelly McBride  , Poynter;  Your newsroom needs an AI ethics policy. Start here. " Every single newsroom needs to adopt an ethics policy...
Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Amicus Briefs Filed in Internet Archive Copyright Case; Publishers Weekly, March 25, 2024

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  Andrew Albanese  , Publishers Weekly;  Amicus Briefs Filed in Internet Archive Copyright Case " Internet Archive lawyers filed their ...

Eyes in the sky: why drones are ‘beyond effective’ for animal rights campaigners around the world; The Guardian, March 26, 2024

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Laura Trethewey , The Guardian ;  Eyes in the sky: why drones are ‘beyond effective’ for animal rights campaigners around the world " O...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

A UPenn Student Started a YouTube Channel. Her Face Was Stolen in China; Business Insider, March 25, 2024

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Matthew Loh , Business Insider;  A UPenn Student Started a YouTube Channel. Her Face Was Stolen in China
Monday, March 25, 2024

Judge dismisses Elon Musk's suit against hate speech researchers; NPR, March 25, 2024

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  Bobby Allyn , NPR;  Judge dismisses Elon Musk's suit against hate speech researchers " A federal judge   has dismissed   X  owner...
Saturday, March 23, 2024

Magali Berdah: Dozens jailed in France's largest cyberbully case; BBC, March 19, 2024

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  Ian Casey , BBC;  Magali Berdah: Dozens jailed in France's largest cyberbully case " Twenty-eight people have been jailed for up ...

Expert Insights: An estimated 1 in 4 teens has experienced cyberbullying. Parents can help.; The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 23, 2024

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JONATHAN PERLE , The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette;  Expert Insights: An estimated 1 in 4 teens has experienced cyberbullying. Parents can help. ...

Tennessee becomes the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI; NPR, March 22, 2024

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  Rebecca Rosman , NPR;  Tennessee becomes the first state to protect musicians and other artists against AI " Tennessee made history o...
Thursday, March 21, 2024

‘Social media is like driving with no speed limits’: the US surgeon general fighting for youngsters’ happiness; The Guardian, March 19, 2024

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Robert Booth , The Guardian;  ‘Social media is like driving with no speed limits’: the US surgeon general fighting for youngsters’ happiness...

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt – a pocket full of poison; The Guardian, Book Review, March 21, 2024

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  Sophie McBain , The Guardian, Book Review;  The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt – a pocket full of poison " The American social ...

Canada moves to protect coral reef that scientists say ‘shouldn’t exist’; The Guardian, March 15, 2024

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Leyland Cecco , The Guardian;  Canada moves to protect coral reef that scientists say ‘shouldn’t exist’ " For generations, members of t...
Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Google hit with $270M fine in France as authority finds news publishers’ data was used for Gemini; TechCrunch, March 20, 2024

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  Natasha Lomas ,  Romain Dillet  , TechCrunch;  Google hit with $270M fine in France as authority finds news publishers’ data was used for ...
Thursday, March 14, 2024

Public Libraries Saw 92 Percent Increase In Number of Titles Targeted for Censorship Over The Previous Year; American Library Association (ALA) Press Release, March 14, 2024

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American Library Association (ALA) Press Release;  Public Libraries Saw 92 Percent Increase In Number of Titles Targeted for Censorship Over...

The Dubious Ethics of “the World’s Most Ethical Companies”; The Nation, March 14, 2024

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JESS MCALLEN  , The Nation;  The Dubious Ethics of “the World’s Most Ethical Companies” " Ethisphere, a for-profit institution started ...

Rep. Ken Buck says he will not serve out rest of term, narrowing GOP majority; The Washington Post, March 14, 2024

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Amy B Wang  and  Patrick Svitek , The Washington Post;  Rep. Ken Buck says he will not serve out rest of term, narrowing GOP majority "...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Florida settles lawsuit after challenge to ‘don’t say gay’ law; Associated Press via The Guardian, March 11, 2024

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Associated Press via The Guardian ;  Florida settles lawsuit after challenge to ‘don’t say gay’ law " Under the terms of the settlement...

The librarian who couldn’t take it anymore; The Washington Post, November 11, 2023

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Ruby Cramer , The Washington Post;  The librarian who couldn’t take it anymore "When she had decided to become a librarian almost 10 ye...
Monday, March 11, 2024

Princess Catherine Apologizes, Saying She Edited Image; The New York Times, March 11, 2024

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  Mark Landler , The New York Times;  Princess Catherine Apologizes, Saying She Edited Image " Catherine, the Princess of Wales, apolog...
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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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