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/

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Her husband wanted to use ChatGPT to create sustainable housing. Then it took over his life.; The Guardian, February 28, 2026

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Varsha Bansal with photographs by Clayton Cotterell  , The Guardian;  Her husband wanted to use ChatGPT to create sustainable housing. Then ...
Saturday, February 28, 2026

If A.I. Is a Weapon, Who Should Control It?; The New York Times, February 28, 2026

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Ross Douthat , The New York Times ;  If A.I. Is a Weapon, Who Should Control It? " We spent the Cold War worrying mostly about military...

OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash; The New York Times, February 27, 2026

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Cade Metz  , The New York Times;  OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic Clash " OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT...

Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’; The New York Times, February 28, 2026

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David A. Fahrenthold ,  Azeen Ghorayshi  and  Maggie Astor  , The New York Times;  Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘...

Henrietta Lacks’s Family Settles Suit With Novartis Over Use of Her Cells; The New York Times, February 27, 2026

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Michael Levenson  , The New York Times;  Henrietta Lacks’s Family Settles Suit With Novartis Over Use of Her Cells " The pharmaceutical...
Friday, February 27, 2026

Buc-ee's sues yet another convenience store over logo similarities; USA TODAY, February 25, 2026

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  Greta Cross  , USA TODAY;  Buc-ee's sues yet another convenience store over logo similarities " Buc-ee's filed a   lawsuit   ...

Trump Orders Government to Stop Using Anthropic After Pentagon Standoff; The New York Times, February 27, 2026

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  Julian E. Barnes  and  Sheera Frenkel  , The New York Times;  Trump Orders Government to Stop Using Anthropic After Pentagon Standoff ...

Pentagon Standoff Is a Decisive Moment for How A.I. Will Be Used in War; The New York Times, February 27, 2026

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Adam Satariano ,  Julian E. Barnes  and  Sheera Frenkel  , The New York Times;  Pentagon Standoff Is a Decisive Moment for How A.I. Will Be ...

Pentagon Attacks Anthropic Chief as Deadline Looms in Standoff; The New York Times, February 27, 2026

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  Julian E. Barnes  and  Sheera Frenkel , The New York Times ;  Pentagon Attacks Anthropic Chief as Deadline Looms in Standoff The A.I. firm...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

The Unpleasant Ethics of Capping Grades; The Harvard Crimson, February 25, 2026

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Clifford H. Taubes , The Harvard Crimson;  The Unpleasant Ethics of Capping Grades  "I am adamantly opposed to the  recently proposed  ...

Rescuer who jumped into icy Chicago lake to save baby: ‘All I did was a human act’; The Guardian, February 25, 2026

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Ramon Antonio Vargas  , The Guardian;  Rescuer who jumped into icy Chicago lake to save baby: ‘All I did was a human act’ " A  Chicagoa...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Pickens Co. library board fires director without explanation after sweeping policy overhaul; The Post and Courier Greenville, February 25, 2026

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  Spencer Donovan , The Post and Courier Greenville;  Pickens Co. library board fires director without explanation after sweeping policy ove...

US DoD to Anthropic: compromise AI ethics or be banished from supply chain; CIO, February 25, 2026

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  John E. Dunn , CIO;  US DoD to Anthropic: compromise AI ethics or be banished from supply chain " Defense Secretary Hegseth has threa...

AI generated book steals title of Cleveland based movie bringing up copyright concerns; 19 News, February 25, 2026

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  Aria Janel  , 19 News;  AI generated book steals title of Cleveland based movie bringing up copyright concerns " The creators of   Lo...

Anthropic ditches its core safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon; CNN, February 25, 2026

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Clare Duffy  ,  Lisa Eadicicco , CNN;  Anthropic ditches its core safety promise in the middle of an AI red line fight with the Pentagon ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

YouTuber sues Runway AI in latest copyright class action over AI training; Reuters, February 24, 2026

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Blake Brittain , Reuters;  YouTuber sues Runway AI in latest copyright class action over AI training " Artificial intelligence video st...

Louvre Director Resigns, Months After Burglars Stole Crown Jewels; The New York Times, February 24, 2026

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Mark Landler , The New York Times;  Louvre Director Resigns, Months After Burglars Stole Crown Jewels Laurence des Cars’s departure is the l...

At one Pittsburgh-area high school, students learn how to debate the ethics of AI; WESA 90.5, February 23, 2026

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Jillian Forstadt , WESA 90.5;  At one Pittsburgh-area high school, students learn how to debate the ethics of AI " For their final pres...

9th Circuit Says No Copyright in Tracy Anderson, Megan Roup Workout Battle; The Fashion Law, February 24, 2026

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  TFL , The Fashion Law;  9th Circuit Says No Copyright in Tracy Anderson, Megan Roup Workout Battle " In the latest chapter of a close...

Hollywood studios escalate dispute over ByteDance’s ‘pervasive copyright infringement’ with its AI tools; Los Angeles Times, February 23, 2026

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  Cerys Davies , Los Angeles Times;  Hollywood studios escalate dispute over ByteDance’s ‘pervasive copyright infringement’ with its AI tool...

‘We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback; The Guardian, February 24, 2026

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David Smith , The Guardian ;  ‘We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback [Kip Currier: Since 2020, I...

‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18; The Guardian, February 16, 2026

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Emine Saner, The Guardian; ‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning soci...
Monday, February 23, 2026

Food delivery robot goes rogue, causes property damage at L.A. home; KTLA5, February 22, 2026

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Josh DuBose , KTLA5;  Food delivery robot goes rogue, causes property damage at L.A. home [Kip Currier: This news story highlights the kinds...

Backed by Anthropic, a Super PAC Group Begins an Ad Blitz in Support of A.I. Regulation; The New York Times, February 23, 2026

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  Cecilia Kang , The New York Times ;  Backed by Anthropic, a Super PAC Group Begins an Ad Blitz in Support of A.I. Regulation The ads by Pu...

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce sued for trademark infringement; ESPN, February 20, 2026

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  Michael Rothstein  , ESPN;  Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce sued for trademark infringement " A sneaker company is suing   Kansas City ...
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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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