Ethics, Info, Tech: Contested Voices, Values, Spaces

My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology" was published on Nov. 13, 2025. Purchases can be made via Amazon and this Bloomsbury webpage: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/ethics-information-and-technology-9781440856662/

Thursday, May 22, 2025

US Copyright Office director sues Trump administration over firing; Reuters, May 22, 2025

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    Blake Brittain , Reuters;  US Copyright Office director sues Trump administration over firing " The U.S. Copyright Office director ...

Fannin County school play canceled over copyright violation, principal says; WSBTV.com, May 20, 2025

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WSBTV.com News Staff  , WSBTV.com;  Fannin County school play canceled over copyright violation, principal says " While the changes the...

AI Cheating Apps Are Already Here—Let’s Not Argue About Ethics; Inc., May 22, 2025

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  EXPERT OPINION BY  JOE PROCOPIO , Inc.; AI Cheating Apps Are Already Here—Let’s Not Argue About Ethics It’s not “AI ethics” we need to wor...

NAR to Consider Code of Ethics Policy Changes Around Discriminatory Speech; National Association of REALTORS®, May 21, 2025

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Stacey Moncrieff  , National Association of  REALTORS® ;  NAR to Consider Code of Ethics Policy Changes Around Discriminatory Speech " ...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

A.I.-Generated Reading List in Chicago Sun-Times Recommends Nonexistent Books; The New York Times, May 21, 2025

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  Talya Minsberg  , The New York Times;  A.I.-Generated Reading List in Chicago Sun-Times Recommends Nonexistent Books " The summer rea...

AI is transforming gambling: Researcher explores the ethical risks; Phys.org, May 21, 2025

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  Alisha Katz,  University of Florida , Phys.org;  AI is transforming gambling: Researcher explores the ethical risks [Kip Currier: It's...

We're All Copyright Owners. Why You Need to Care About AI and Copyright; CNET, May 19, 2025

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Katelyn Chedraoui  , CNET;  We're All Copyright Owners. Why You Need to Care About AI and Copyright " Most of us don't think ab...

Dark LLMs: The Growing Threat of Unaligned AI Models; Cornell University, May 15, 2025

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  Michael Fire ,  Yitzhak Elbazis ,  Adi Wasenstein ,  Lior Rokach  , Cornell University;  Dark LLMs: The Growing Threat of Unaligned AI Mod...

Most AI chatbots easily tricked into giving dangerous responses, study finds; The Guardian, May 21, 2025

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Ian Sample    , The Guardian;  Most AI chatbots easily tricked into giving dangerous responses, study finds " Hacked AI-powered chatbot...

A Church Wants a Homeless Shelter. The Mayor Wants Space for Pickleball; The New York Times, May 21, 2025

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  Tracey Tully , The New York Times;  A Church Wants a Homeless Shelter. The Mayor Wants Space for Pickleball " Leaders of Christ Episc...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restore climate-change-related webpages; The Associated Press via Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University, May 14, 2025

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Melina Walling, The Associated Press via  Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University;  Facing lawsuit, USDA says it will restor...

Trump’s ‘fear factor’: Scientists go silent as funding cuts escalate; Science, May 12, 2025

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WARREN CORNWALL , Science;  Trump’s ‘fear factor’: Scientists go silent as funding cuts escalate "In February, shortly after U.S. Presi...

The AI and Copyright Issues Dividing Trump’s Court; Jacobin, May 19, 2025

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  DAVID MOSCROP  , Jacobin;  The AI and Copyright Issues Dividing Trump’s Court " As many have   pointed out , the copyright-AI battle ...

Trump signs the Take It Down Act into law; The Verge, May 19, 2025

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Lauren Feiner , The Verge ;  Trump signs the Take It Down Act into law " President Donald Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law, e...
Monday, May 19, 2025

Donald Trump’s Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powers; AP, May 16, 2025

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SEUNG MIN KIM , Associated Press (AP);  Donald Trump’s Library of Congress fight is really about the separation of powers "It’s not rea...

Artificial Intelligence Resources Compiled for Legal Community; Court News Ohio, May 13, 2025

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Staff Report   , Court News Ohio;  Artificial Intelligence Resources Compiled for Legal Community "Artificial intelligence and generati...

In inauguration, Leo urges end to division: It’s ‘the hour for love’; The Washington Post, May 18, 2025

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  Anthony Faiola  and  Stefano Pitrelli ,  The Washington Post; In inauguration, Leo urges end to division: It’s ‘the hour for love’ " ...

Full Text of Pope Leo XIV’s Homily From Inauguration Mass: ‘This Is the Hour for Love’; National Catholic Register, May 18, 2025

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  National Catholic Register,  Full Text of Pope Leo XIV’s Homily From Inauguration Mass: ‘This Is the Hour for Love’ " Brothers and si...

'Criminal': Elton John condemns UK's AI copyright plans; Reuters, May 18, 2025

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Reuters; 'Criminal': Elton John condemns UK's AI copyright plans " The biggest names in the industry, including John, Paul ...

Meloni pledges ethical AI alliance with Pope Leo XIV; Decode39, May 15, 2025

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Decode39;  Meloni pledges ethical AI alliance with Pope Leo XIV "During a call with Pope Leo XIV, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni reaffir...
Sunday, May 18, 2025

RIP American innovation; The Washington Post, May 12, 2025

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   Bina Venkataraman , The Washington Post;  RIP American innovation " That U.S. businesses have led the recent revolution in artificia...

Intellectual property is our bedrock; Daily Journal, May 17, 2025

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  Phil Kerpen , Daily Journal;  Intellectual property is our bedrock " Elon Musk is probably the second-most powerful man in the world ...

Have journalists skipped the ethics conversation when it comes to using AI?; The Conversation, May 13, 2025

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Angela Misri ,  Assistant Professor, School of Journalism, Toronto Metropolitan University ,  April Lindgren ,  Professor emerita/adjunct pr...
Saturday, May 17, 2025

Anthropic’s law firm throws Claude under the bus over citation errors in court filing; The Register, May 15, 2025

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Thomas Claburn, The Register;  Anthropic’s law firm throws Claude under the bus over citation errors in court filing "An attorney defen...

Librarians, supporters rail against new regime at Alabama Public Library Service; Alabama Political Reporter, May 9, 2025

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JACOB HOLMES ,  Alabama Political Reporter;  Librarians, supporters rail against new regime at Alabama Public Library Service " More th...

A Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship? D.H.S. Is Considering It.; The New York Times, May 16, 2025

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Hamed Aleaziz  , The New York Times;  A Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship? D.H.S. Is Considering It. [Kip Currier: ...
Friday, May 16, 2025

Democrats press Trump on Copyright Office chief’s removal; The Hill, May 14, 2025

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  JARED GANS , The Hill ;  Democrats press Trump on Copyright Office chief’s removal " A half dozen Senate Democrats are pressing   Pre...

Faith leaders denounce US book burning as hate-fuelled intimidation; The Guardian, May 15, 2025

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José Olivares  , The Guardian;  Faith leaders denounce US book burning as hate-fuelled intimidation " A group of faith leaders in  Ohio...
Thursday, May 15, 2025

Top Priority for Pope Leo: Warn the World of the A.I. Threat; The New York Times, May 15, 2025

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Motoko Rich  and  Adam Satariano  , The New York Times;  Top Priority for Pope Leo: Warn the World of the A.I. Threat " Less than a wee...

Does the Federal Government Have a Right to States’ Data?; Government Technology, May 14, 2025

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Julia Edinger  , Government Technology;  Does the Federal Government Have a Right to States’ Data? " A federal executive order (EO) iss...
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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; Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T); Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)
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