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/

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

AI Challenges, Freedom to Read Top AAP Annual Meeting Discussions; Publishers Weekly, May 13, 2024

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Jim Milliot   , Publishers Weekly;  AI Challenges, Freedom to Read Top AAP Annual Meeting Discussions " The search for methods of reini...

Ethics and equity in the age of AI; Vanderbilt University Research News, May 7, 2024

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Jenna Somers,  Vanderbilt University Research News ;  Ethics and equity in the age of AI " Throughout the conversation, the role of hum...
Thursday, May 2, 2024

How One Author Pushed the Limits of AI Copyright; Wired, April 17, 2024

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    KATE KNIBBS ,   Wired;  How One Author Pushed the Limits of AI Copyright " The novel draws from Shupe’s   eventful life , including...

T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon slapped with $200M fine — here’s what they illegally did with your data; Mashable, April 30, 2024

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Matt Binder , Mashable ;  T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon slapped with $200M fine — here’s what they illegally did with your data "...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

FTC Challenenges ‘junk’ patents held by 10 drugmakers, including for Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic; CNBC, April 30, 2024

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Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC;   FTC Challenenges ‘junk’ patents held by 10 drugmakers, including for Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic " Most top-...

Microsoft’s “responsible AI” chief worries about the open web; The Washington Post, May 1, 2024

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Will Oremus , The Washington Post ;  Microsoft’s “responsible AI” chief worries about the open web "As tech giants move toward a world ...

Responsible AI Transparency Report; Microsoft, May 2024

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 Microsoft; Responsible AI Transparency Report
Sunday, April 28, 2024

Cisco signs the "Rome Call for AI Ethics"; Vatican News, April 2024

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Linda Bordoni , Vatican News;  Cisco signs the "Rome Call for AI Ethics" " Expressing satisfaction that the Multinational Dig...

Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone; Gizmodo, April 26, 2024

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  Kyle Barr , Gizmodo;  Stop Using Your Face or Thumb to Unlock Your Phone " Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California ...
Friday, April 26, 2024

Op-Ed: AI’s Most Pressing Ethics Problem; Columbia Journalism Review, April 23, 2024

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    ANIKA COLLIER NAVAROLI , Columbia Journalism Review;  Op-Ed: AI’s Most Pressing Ethics Problem " I   believe   that, now more than ...

The return of net neutrality; The Hill, April 25, 2024

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SYLVAN LANE    , The Hill;  The return of net neutrality " The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)  voted 3-2 along partisan lines ...
Thursday, April 25, 2024

How G.M. Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On (Including Me); The New York Times, April 23, 2024

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Kashmir Hill  , The New York Times;  How G.M. Tricked Millions of Drivers Into Being Spied On (Including Me) " Automakers have been sel...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

What happens now that Biden has signed the TikTok bill; Axios, April 24, 2024

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Ivan Saric, Axios;  What happens now that Biden has signed the TikTok bill

Meta’s A.I. Assistant Is Fun to Use, but It Can’t Be Trusted; The New York Times, April 24, 2024

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Brian X. Chen , The New York Times ;  Meta’s A.I. Assistant Is Fun to Use, but It Can’t Be Trusted " “We believe Meta AI is now the mos...

U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs; NPR, April 23, 2024

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Andrea Hsu  , NPR;  U.S. bans noncompete agreements for nearly all jobs " The Federal Trade Commission narrowly voted Tuesday to ban ne...
Tuesday, April 23, 2024

New Group Joins the Political Fight Over Disinformation Online; The New York Times, April 22, 2024

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  Steven Lee Myers  and  Jim Rutenberg , The New York Times;  New Group Joins the Political Fight Over Disinformation Online " Many of ...
Monday, April 15, 2024

CMU Joins $110M U.S.-Japan Partnership To Accelerate AI Innovation; Carnegie Mellon University, April 11, 2024

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  Kelly Saavedra , Carnegie Mellon University;  CMU Joins $110M U.S.-Japan Partnership To Accelerate AI Innovation "Carnegie Mellon Uni...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

'Magical Overthinking' author says information overload can stoke irrational thoughts; NPR, Fresh Air, April 9, 2024

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Tonya Mosley , NPR, Fresh Air;  'Magical Overthinking' author says information overload can stoke irrational thoughts " How is ...
Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Revealed: a California city is training AI to spot homeless encampments; The Guardian, March 25, 2024

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Todd Feathers  , The Guardian;  Revealed: a California city is training AI to spot homeless encampments " For the last several months, ...

Supreme Court Justices Apply New Ethics Code Differently; Newsweek, April 9, 2024

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  Khaleda Rahman , Newsweek; Supreme Court Justices Apply New Ethics Code Differently " Supreme Court  justices are divided along polit...
Saturday, April 6, 2024

Where AI and property law intersect; Arizona State University (ASU) News, April 5, 2024

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    Dolores Tropiano , Arizona State University (ASU) News;  Where AI and property law intersect " Artificial intelligence is a powerfu...
Friday, April 5, 2024

2024 may be the year online disinformation finally gets the better of us; Politico.eu, March 25, 2024

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SEB BUTCHER  , Politico.eu;  2024 may be the year online disinformation finally gets the better of us " Never before have AI-powered to...

Kate conspiracies peddled by Russian disinformation group, experts say; CNN, March 30, 2024

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  Christian Edwards  , CNN;  Kate conspiracies peddled by Russian disinformation group, experts say " For Kate and her family, the past...

U.S., Finland Agree To Cooperate On Combating Foreign Disinformation; Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, April 4, 2024

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RFE/RL , Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; U.S., Finland Agree To Cooperate On Combating Foreign Disinformation " The United States and ...

China Is Targeting U.S. Voters and Taiwan With AI-Powered Disinformation; Wall Street Journal, April 5, 2024

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  Dustin Volz , Wall Street Journal ;  China Is Targeting U.S. Voters and Taiwan With AI-Powered Disinformation "Online actors linked t...

France to propose sanctions at EU level on Russian firms spreading disinformation; Reuters, April 2, 2024

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Reuters;  France to propose sanctions at EU level on Russian firms spreading disinformation " France will propose EU-wide level sanctio...

How disinformation 'sabotages America'; WBUR, March 21, 2024

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Jonathan Chang   Meghna Chakrabarti , WBUR;  How disinformation 'sabotages America' " CHAKRABARTI : By the way, I was really ta...

Assisted living managers say an algorithm prevented hiring enough staff; The Washington Post, April 1, 2024

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Douglas MacMillan  and  Christopher Rowland , The Washington Post;  Assisted living managers say an algorithm prevented hiring enough staff ...
Thursday, April 4, 2024

Ethics in an age of disinformation: Free webinar series from the National Press Club Journalism Institute; National Press Club Journalism Institute, April 4, 2024

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Press Release, National Press Club Journalism Institute; Ethics in an age of disinformation: Free webinar series from the National Press Clu...

George Carlin’s Estate Reaches Settlement After A.I. Podcast; The New York Times, April 2, 2024

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  Christopher Kuo  , The New York Times;  George Carlin’s Estate Reaches Settlement After A.I. Podcast " The estate of the comedian Geo...

Billie Eilish and Nicki Minaj want stop to 'predatory' music AI; BBC, April 2, 2024

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Liv McMahon  , BBC;  Billie Eilish and Nicki Minaj want stop to 'predatory' music AI " Billie Eilish and Nicki Minaj are among ...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets; The Guardian, April 3, 2024

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Bethan McKernan  in Jerusalem and  Harry Davies , The Guardian ;  ‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targe...

How to start winning the information war; The Washington Post, April 2, 2024

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  Joseph I. Lieberman  and  Gordon J. Humphrey , The Washington Post;  How to start winning the information war " Joseph I. Lieberman w...
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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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