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, December 24, 2024

ChatGPT search tool vulnerable to manipulation and deception, tests show; The Guardian, December 24, 2024

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Nick Evershed  , The Guardian;  ChatGPT search tool vulnerable to manipulation and deception, tests show " OpenAI’s   ChatGPT   search ...

Why Are So Many Christians So Cruel?; The New York Times, December 22, 2024

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  David French  , The New York Times;  Why Are So Many Christians So Cruel? " Here’s a question I hear everywhere I go, including from ...
Monday, December 23, 2024

What Does AI Jesus Teach Us?; The Hastings Center, December 20, 2024

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Gregory E. Kaebnick ,  The Hastings Center ;  What Does AI Jesus Teach Us? " But there are some roles in which human presence is import...

The god illusion: why the pope is so popular as a deepfake image; The Guardian, December 21, 2024

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Dan Milmo  , The Guardian;  The god illusion: why the pope is so popular as a deepfake image " The pope is an obvious target for deepfa...
Sunday, December 22, 2024

Ethics revisited; British Dental Journal, December 20, 2024

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Shaun Sellars    ,  British Dental Journal  ;  Ethics revisited volume; " But what about the future? Tomorrow's ethical dilemmas wi...

Only 35% of Americans trust the US judicial system. This is catastrophic; The Guardian, December 21, 2024

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David Daley , The Guardian;  Only 35% of Americans trust the US judicial system. This is catastrophic " It’s not surprising that Americ...

Jeff Bezos to marry fiancée Lauren Sanchez in lavish $600M Aspen wedding next weekend: report; New York Post, December 21, 2024

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  Anna Young , New York Post;  Jeff Bezos to marry fiancée Lauren Sanchez in lavish $600M Aspen wedding next weekend: report [Kip Currier: T...
Saturday, December 21, 2024

Every AI Copyright Lawsuit in the US, Visualized; Wired, December 19, 2024

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Kate Knibbs, Wired;  Every AI Copyright Lawsuit in the US, Visualized " WIRED is keeping close tabs on how each of these lawsuits unfol...

Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct; AP, December 21, 2024

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LINDSAY WHITEHURST , AP;  Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct "A nearly...
Friday, December 20, 2024

Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in; The Guardian, December 20, 2024

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  Alexander Hurst , The Guardian;  Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in "E lon Musk is, more or les...

Conclusion of Copyright Office’s Report on Artificial Intelligence Delayed Until 2025; The National Law Review, December 19, 2024

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  Daniel J. Lass  of  Robinson & Cole LLP  , The National Law Review;  Conclusion of Copyright Office’s Report on Artificial Intelligenc...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

Getty Images Wants $1.7 Billion From its Lawsuit With Stability AI; PetaPixel, December 19, 2024

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  MATT GROWCOOT , PETAPIXEL;  GETTY IMAGES WANTS $1.7 BILLION FROM ITS LAWSUIT WITH STABILITY AI " Getty, one of the world’s largest ph...
Friday, December 13, 2024

To Whom Does the World Belong? The battle over copyright in the age of ChatGPT.; Boston Review, December 10, 2024

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  Alexander Hartley , Boston Review;  To Whom Does the World Belong? The battle over copyright in the age of ChatGPT " Who, if anyone, ...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024

ALA Receives Major Gift to Fund Scholarships; American Libraries, December 9, 2024

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American Libraries;  ALA Receives Major Gift to Fund Scholarships " James W. Lewis, of Washington, D.C., fondly remembers trips to the ...

Tears of joy and sadness as ‘disappeared’ Syrians emerge from Assad’s prisons; The Guardian, December 8, 2024

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  Bethan McKernan , The Guardian;  Tears of joy and sadness as ‘disappeared’ Syrians emerge from Assad’s prisons " s Syrian rebels led ...
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

How to Keep Your Own Soul Safe in the Dark; The New York Times, December 9, 2024

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Margaret Renkl , The New York Times ;  How to Keep Your Own Soul Safe in the Dark " At my lowest, I have never entirely given up my fai...

OpenAI makes AI video generator Sora publicly available in US; The Guardian, December 9, 2024

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Dara Kerr  , The Guardian;  OpenAI makes AI video generator Sora publicly available in US " Anyone in the US can now use OpenAI’s artif...

Why an equity lens is critical in the design and deployment of AI; Brookings, December 9, 2024

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Brookings;  Why an equity lens is critical in the design and deployment of AI " In 2023, the Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) at ...
Monday, December 9, 2024

KATHLEEN HANNA, TEGAN AND SARA, MORE BACK INTERNET ARCHIVE IN $621 MILLION COPYRIGHT FIGHT; Rolling Stone, December 9, 2024

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    JON BLISTEIN , Rolling Stone;  KATHLEEN HANNA, TEGAN AND SARA, MORE BACK INTERNET ARCHIVE IN $621 MILLION COPYRIGHT FIGHT " Kathlee...

Stop using generative AI as a search engine; The Verge, December 5, 2024

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Elizabeth Lopatto ,  The Verge;  Stop using generative AI as a search engine " Maybe there is a way to make generative AI useful, but i...
Sunday, December 8, 2024

Google CEO: AI development is finally slowing down—‘the low-hanging fruit is gone’; CNBC, December 8, 2024

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  Megan Sauer  , CNBC;  Google CEO: AI development is finally slowing down—‘the low-hanging fruit is gone’; " Now, with the industry’s ...

Los Angeles Times owner says articles will use AI meter to show sources’ ‘bias’; The Guardian, December 6, 2024

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Anna Betts , The Guardian; Los Angeles Times owner says articles will use AI meter to show sources’ ‘bias’ " Patrick Soon-Shiong, the o...

In Wisconsin, Professors Worry AI Could Replace Them; Inside Higher Ed, December 6, 2024

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Kathryn Palmer , Inside Higher Ed;  In Wisconsin, Professors Worry AI Could Replace Them " Faculty at the  cash-strapped  Universities ...

Can You Copyright a Vibe?; The New York Times, December 5, 2024

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  Sandra E. Garcia  , The New York Times;  Can You Copyright a Vibe? " Ms. Gifford claims that Ms. Sheil, 21, not only started to mimic...

There’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AI; The Atlantic, November 18, 2024

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  Alex Reisner  , The Atlantic;  There’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AI " Editor’s note: This analysis is pa...
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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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