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/

Friday, August 30, 2024

Major publishers sue Florida over ‘unconstitutional’ school book ban; The Guardian, August 30, 2024

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Richard Luscombe    , The Guardian;  Major publishers sue Florida over ‘unconstitutional’ school book ban " Six major book publishers h...

Breaking Up Google Isn’t Nearly Enough; The New York Times, August 27, 2024

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Julia Angwin  , The New York Times;  Breaking Up Google Isn’t Nearly Enough " Competitors need access to something else that Google mon...
Thursday, August 29, 2024

OpenAI Pushes Prompt-Hacking Defense to Deflect Copyright Claims; Bloomberg Law, August 29, 2024

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  Annelise Gilbert , Bloomberg Law;  OpenAI Pushes Prompt-Hacking Defense to Deflect Copyright Claims " Diverting attention to hacking ...

The Nuremberg Code isn’t just for prosecuting Nazis − its principles have shaped medical ethics to this day; The Conversation, August 29, 2024

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  George J Annas ,  Director of the Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, Boston University , The Conversation;  The Nuremberg C...

Disinformation, Trust, and the Role of AI: Threats to Health & Democracy; The Hastings Center, September 9, 2024

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The Hastings Center;  Disinformation, Trust, and the Role of AI: Threats to Health & Democracy " Join us for The Daniel Callahan An...

The Ethics of Developing Voice Biometrics; The New York Academy of Sciences, August 29, 2024

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Nitin Verma, PhD , The New York Academy of Sciences;  The Ethics of Developing Voice Biometrics " Juana Catalina Becerra Sandoval , a P...

California advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models; AP, August 28, 2024

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TRÂN NGUYỄN , AP ;  California advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models "Wiener’s proposal is among  dozens of AI bill...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Controversial California AI regulation bill finds unlikely ally in Elon Musk; The Mercury News, August 28, 2024

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  RYAN MACASERO   , The Mercury News;  Controversial California AI regulation bill finds unlikely ally in Elon Musk " With a make-or-br...

After a decade of free Alexa, Amazon now wants you to pay; The Washington Post, August 27, 2024

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Shira Ovide  , The Washington Post;  After a decade of free Alexa, Amazon now wants you to pay " There was a lot of optimism in the 201...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Ethical and Responsible AI: A Governance Framework for Boards; Directors & Boards, August 27, 2024

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Sonita Lontoh, Directors & Boards;  Ethical and Responsible AI: A Governance Framework for Boards   " Boards must understand what g...

World Intellectual Property Organization Adopts Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge; WilmerHale, August 26, 2024

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  Daniel S. Volchok, Thomas G. Saunders, Laura E. Powell, WilmerHale;  World Intellectual Property Organization Adopts Treaty on Intellectua...

EXAMINING THE WORKS OF C.S. LEWIS: CRITICAL THINKING AND ETHICS; United States Air Force Academy, August 26, 2024

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Randy Roughton ,  U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications  , United States Air Force Academy;  EXAMINING THE WORKS OF C.S. LEWIS: CR...

Chicago Public Library Debuts Initiative Offering Ebooks to the City’s Visitors During Special Events; Library Journal, August 23, 2024

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Matt Enis , Library Journal;  Chicago Public Library Debuts Initiative Offering Ebooks to the City’s Visitors During Special Events " “...

A Good Way for ALA; American Libraries, July 24, 2024

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   Cindy Hohl   , American Libraries;  A Good Way for ALA " As the first Dakota president and Spectrum Scholar representing the 1% of I...
Sunday, August 25, 2024

‘Never summon a power you can’t control’: Yuval Noah Harari on how AI could threaten democracy and divide the world; The Guardian, August 24, 2024

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  Yuval Noah Harari , The Guardian;  ‘Never summon a power you can’t control’: Yuval Noah Harari on how AI could threaten democracy and divi...
Friday, August 23, 2024

Crossroads: Episode 2 - AI and Ethics; Crossroads from Washington National Cathedral, April 17, 2024

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  Crossroads from Washington National Cathedral ;  Crossroads: Episode 2 - AI and Ethics " Tune in for the Cathedral's first conver...

U.S. Accuses Software Maker RealPage of Enabling Collusion on Rents; The New York Times, August 23, 2024

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Danielle Kaye Lauren Hirsch  and  David McCabe  , The New York Times;  U.S. Accuses Software Maker RealPage of Enabling Collusion on Rents ...

The US Government Wants You—Yes, You—to Hunt Down Generative AI Flaws; Wired, August 21, 2024

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 Lily Hay Newman, Wired;  The US Government Wants You—Yes, You—to Hunt Down Generative AI Flaws " AT THE 2023   Defcon   hacker confere...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Leaving Your Legacy Via Death Bots? Ethicist Shares Concerns; Medscape, August 21, 2024

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Arthur L. Caplan, PhD , Medscape ;  Leaving Your Legacy Via Death Bots? Ethicist Shares Concerns " On the other hand, there are clearly...

Startup using blockchain to prevent copyright theft by AI is valued over $2 billion after fresh funding; CNBC, August 21, 2024

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Ryan Browne, CNBC;  Startup using blockchain to prevent copyright theft by AI is valued over $2 billion after fresh funding "San-Franci...
Tuesday, August 20, 2024

WATCH: How Drones Are Saving Lives in Rural America; Government Technology, August 19, 2024

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Nikki Davidson  , Government Technology;  WATCH: How Drones Are Saving Lives in Rural America " Until recently, deputies in rural Manit...

ABC, Kimmel Defeat George Santos Cameo Video Copyright Suit; Bloomberg Law, August 19, 2024

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  Kyle Jahner  , Bloomberg Law;  ABC, Kimmel Defeat George Santos Cameo Video Copyright Suit " Jimmy Kimmel and ABC defeated former Rep...

Where AI Thrives, Religion May Struggle; Chicago Booth Review, March 26, 2024

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  Jeff Cockrell , Chicago Booth Review; Where AI Thrives, Religion May Struggle " The United States has seen one of the biggest drops: ...

Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement; AP, August 19, 2024

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  MATT O’BRIEN , AP;  Authors sue Claude AI chatbot creator Anthropic for copyright infringement "A group of authors is suing  artifici...

He Regulated Medical Devices. His Wife Represented Their Makers.; The New York Times, August 20, 2024

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  Christina Jewett , The New York Times;  He Regulated Medical Devices. His Wife Represented Their Makers. " For 15 years, Dr. Jeffrey ...
Monday, August 19, 2024

Trump posts deepfakes of Swift, Harris and Musk in effort to shore up support; The Guardian, August 19, 2024

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Nick Robins-Early , The Guardian ;  Trump posts deepfakes of Swift, Harris and Musk in effort to shore up support " Donald Trump  share...

Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming’s capital city; The Washington Post, August 19, 2024

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Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff  and  Jenna Sampson  , The Washington Post;  Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming’s capital city ...

New ABA Rules on AI and Ethics Shows the Technology Is 'New Wine in Old Bottles'; The Law Journal Editorial Board via Law.com, August 16, 2024

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The Law Journal Editorial Board via  Law.com;  New ABA Rules on AI and Ethics Shows the Technology Is 'New Wine in Old Bottles' On J...
Sunday, August 18, 2024

UC Berkeley Law School To Offer Advanced Law Degree Focused On AI; Forbes, August 16, 2024

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   Michael T. Nietzel , Forbes;  UC Berkeley Law School To Offer Advanced Law Degree Focused On AI " The University of California, Berk...
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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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