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, November 24, 2024

‘We recognise it in this very primal way’: Stephen Fry, Brie Larson, Chris Ofili and more on why we can’t get enough of Greek mythology; The Guardian, November 24, 2024

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  Introduction by  Charlotte Higgins , The Guardian; ‘ We recognise it in this very primal way’: Stephen Fry, Brie Larson, Chris Ofili and m...
Saturday, November 23, 2024

Ronan Farrow on surveillance spyware: ‘It threatens democracy and freedom’; The Guardian, November 23, 2024

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Adrian Horton  , The Guardian;  Ronan Farrow on surveillance spyware: ‘It threatens democracy and freedom’ " Surveilled, now on HBO, is...

A Long-Held Secret Is Now Public. Will It Alter Cormac McCarthy’s Legacy?; The New York Times, November 23, 2024

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Alexandra Alter  and  Elisabeth Egan , The New York Times;  A Long-Held Secret Is Now Public. Will It Alter Cormac McCarthy’s Legacy? "...

Facing Cuts Likely to Worsen Under Trump, Academic Librarians Urgently Organize; Truthout, November 17, 2024

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  Emily Drabinski , Truthout;  Facing Cuts Likely to Worsen Under Trump, Academic Librarians Urgently Organize " The Project 2025 bluep...
Friday, November 22, 2024

How To Avoid AI Misinformation: 2 Essential Steps For Smarter Research; Forbes, November 21, 2024

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  Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D. , Forbes;  How To Avoid AI Misinformation: 2 Essential Steps For Smarter Research " AI can be a powerful ally ...

A.I. Chatbots Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness; The New York Times, November 17, 2024

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Gina Kolata  , The New York Times;  A.I. Chatbots Defeated Doctors at Diagnosing Illness " Instead, in a   study   Dr. Rodman helped de...
Thursday, November 21, 2024

Matt Gaetz Withdraws from Attorney General Consideration amid Ethics Scandal; National Review, November 21, 2024

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JAMES LYNCH  , National Review;  Matt Gaetz Withdraws from Attorney General Consideration amid Ethics Scandal " Former Representative M...

Republicans Target Social Sciences to Curb Ideas They Don’t Like; The New York Times, November 21, 2024

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Vimal Patel  , The New York Times;  Republicans Target Social Sciences to Curb Ideas They Don’t Like " The  slashing of core classes  a...

AI task force proposes ‘artificial intelligence, ethics and society’ minor in BCLA; The Los Angeles Loyolan, November 18, 2024

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Coleman Standifer, asst. managing editor; Grace McNeill, asst. managing editor , The Los Angeles Loyolan;  AI task force proposes ‘artificia...

OpenAI accidentally deleted potential evidence in NY Times copyright lawsuit; TechCrunch, November 20, 2024

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  Kyle Wiggers  , TechCrunch;  OpenAI accidentally deleted potential evidence in NY Times copyright lawsuit " OpenAI tried to recover t...

‘Black mark’: Lawmakers seethe over Ethics’ Gaetz report imbroglio; Politico, November 20, 2024

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JORDAIN CARNEY ,  NICHOLAS WU ,  DANIELLA DIAZ  and  OLIVIA BEAVERS , Politico ;  ‘Black mark’: Lawmakers seethe over Ethics’ Gaetz report i...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Trump’s education pick once incorrectly claimed to have education degree; The Washington Post, November 20, 2024

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Beth Reinhard ,  Aaron Schaffer  and  Laura Meckler , The Washington Post;  Trump’s education pick once incorrectly claimed to have educatio...

What 23andMe Owes its Users; The Hastings Center, November 18, 2024

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  Jonathan LoTempio, Jr, , The Hastings Center;  What 23andMe Owes its Users " In the intervening years, 23andMe has sent you new findi...

Indian news agency sues OpenAI alleging copyright infringement; TechCrunch, November 18, 2024

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  Manish Singh , TechCrunch;  Indian news agency sues OpenAI alleging copyright infringement " One of India’s largest news agencies, As...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Library and Information Science: The fight continues; Library Journal, October 23, 2024

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  J.B. Levine , Library Journal;  Library and Information Science: The fight continues " Keeping up with the constantly changing techno...

Book Bans Harm Kids; Scientific American, November 19, 2024

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THE EDITORS  , Scientific American;  Book Bans Harm Kids " Books are a gift, opening a door to the wide world. But not if you live in o...

Florida again argues books ban are 'government speech,' not prohibited by First Amendment; Tallahassee Democrat, November 19, 2024

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  Douglas Soule , USA TODAY NETWORK via Tallahassee Democrat;  Florida again argues books ban are 'government speech,' not prohibite...

How to bridge our political divide? A pastor's answer: Do unto others; NPR, November 19, 2024

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Frank Langfitt  , NPR;  How to bridge our political divide? A pastor's answer: Do unto others " Some parishioners say the Do Unto O...
Monday, November 18, 2024

How Trump sent me to church; The Ink, November 18, 2024

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BRIAN MONTOPOLI , The Ink;  How Trump sent me to church " This time, Donald Trump’s triumph cannot be written off as a fluke, or the re...
Sunday, November 17, 2024

How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world; The Guardian, November 17, 2024

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Carole Cadwalladr , The Guardian ;  How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world " In the wake of Trump’s unnerv...

Cuban citizen convicted in U.S. streaming piracy scheme; UPI, November 16, 2024

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  Mike Heuer  , UPI;  Cuban citizen convicted in U.S. streaming piracy scheme " A federal jury in Las Vegas found Yoany Vaillant guilty...
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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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