The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
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When It’s About Power/Justice/Human Rights, It IS about Ethics
There is nothing about applied ethics that inherently leaves out social-political matters.
scu.edu
ICYMI: "When It’s About Power/Justice/Human Rights, It IS about [#tech and other] #Ethics": scu.edu/ethics/focus... #internet #law #AI
"The rules also dictate that all minor and elderly users must provide the contact information for a guardian when they register—the guardian would be notified if suicide or self-harm is discussed": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #internet #AI #chatbots #privacy #tech #health
China drafts world’s strictest rules to end AI-encouraged suicide, violence
China wants a human to intervene and notify guardians if suicide is ever mentioned.
arstechnica.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:36 PM
On the "'global construction frenzy that shows no signs of slowing', to build out the massive real estate, hardware, and energy requirements driven by insatiable demand from #AI companies": theguardian.com/technology/2... #ethics #tech #business #sustainability
Investment in data centers worldwide hit record $61bn in 2025, report finds
Analysts see ‘global construction frenzy that shows no signs of slowing’ amid surge in demand from AI boom
theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
On the "'global construction frenzy that shows no signs of slowing', to build out the massive real estate, hardware, and energy requirements driven by insatiable demand from #AI companies": theguardian.com/technology/2... #ethics #tech #business #sustainability
On California's Delete Act: "How you can request your personal information be purged by #data brokers in the New Year": mercurynews.com/2025/12/30/p... #ethics #law #privacy #business
Delete Act: How you can request your personal information be purged by data brokers in the New Year
California legislative analysts concluded that data brokers offer valuable services, but also threaten people’s rights and privacy.
mercurynews.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
"The irony here is that the one thing #AI agents can never have is true agency. Making a decision to reach out to a stranger and take time out of their day needs to remain a uniquely human decision, driven by human judgement." simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/26/... #ethics #tech
How Rob Pike got spammed with an AI slop “act of kindness”
Rob Pike (that Rob Pike) is furious. Here’s a Bluesky link for if you have an account there and a link to it in my thread viewer if you don’t. …
simonwillison.net
January 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
"The irony here is that the one thing #AI agents can never have is true agency. Making a decision to reach out to a stranger and take time out of their day needs to remain a uniquely human decision, driven by human judgement." simonwillison.net/2025/Dec/26/... #ethics #tech
A contribution from the co-founder of #OpenAI "accounted for nearly one-quarter of the roughly $102 million that MAGA Inc. reported raising between July 1 and December 22": cnn.com/2026/01/02/p... #ethics #law #gov #tech #AI #business
Trump’s super PAC builds $300 million cash stockpile, fueling unrivaled fundraising pace | CNN Politics
A super PAC aligned with President Donald Trump has built more than $304 million in cash reserves that it can deploy to help shape this year’s midterm elections, according to information released Frid...
cnn.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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"[F]oundational skills like problem solving and communication are consistently prioritized by employers." That's another reason why we need to keep #AI from undermining the courses and activities in which students develop those skills: spectrum.ieee.org/ai-effect-en... #ethics #tech #education #work
How AI Is Reshaping Entry-Level Tech Jobs
How can recent grads navigate a job market transformed by AI? Learn how to make AI work for you, not against you.
spectrum.ieee.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"[F]oundational skills like problem solving and communication are consistently prioritized by employers." That's another reason why we need to keep #AI from undermining the courses and activities in which students develop those skills: spectrum.ieee.org/ai-effect-en... #ethics #tech #education #work
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ICYMI: "An Assessment of California Data Centers’ #Environmental and Public #Health Impacts": next10.org/publications... #ethics #law #tech #AI #gov #business #energy #water #education #research #highered
An Assessment of California Data Centers’ Environmental and Public Health Impacts | Next 10
While data centers have long existed in California, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly increased demand for new data centers over the last five years, and the pace is expected ...
next10.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
ICYMI: "An Assessment of California Data Centers’ #Environmental and Public #Health Impacts": next10.org/publications... #ethics #law #tech #AI #gov #business #energy #water #education #research #highered
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Unlike a search query, a #prompt... carries tone, cadence, emphasis, and vulnerability. And the interface responds as if the disclosure is being heard. This sense of conversational intimacy lowers the threshold for expression": jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl... #ethics #AI #privacy #data
Julie Carpenter, PhD
jgcarpenter.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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"The boom in #AI data centers is colliding with weak power grids, soaring energy demand, and growing local pushback": restofworld.org/2025/ai-data... #ethics #tech #business #gov #sustainability #environment #education #activism
Governments welcomed data centers. Now they’re grappling with the fallout
The boom in AI data centers is colliding with weak power grids, soaring energy demand, and growing local pushback.
restofworld.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"The boom in #AI data centers is colliding with weak power grids, soaring energy demand, and growing local pushback": restofworld.org/2025/ai-data... #ethics #tech #business #gov #sustainability #environment #education #activism
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We saw some great wins and steps forward in state legislatures this year. We also fought some troubling trends. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
December 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We saw some great wins and steps forward in state legislatures this year. We also fought some troubling trends. eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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#GhostRobotics, a company that supplies robots for public safety, disaster relief, and the US military, is adding an arm to its #robots. spectrum.ieee.org/ghost-roboti...
December 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#GhostRobotics, a company that supplies robots for public safety, disaster relief, and the US military, is adding an arm to its #robots. spectrum.ieee.org/ghost-roboti...
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AI is shaking up OnlyFans. Chatbots are replacing the Filipino workers who pretend to be models in DMs with fans, and AI-generated images are so realistic that they cannot be distinguished from real photos
https://restofworld.org/2025/onlyfans-ai-dm-bots
https://restofworld.org/2025/onlyfans-ai-dm-bots
A hidden network handles chats for OnlyFans stars. AI could soon take over
Impersonators for OnlyFans models said their sales quotas are soaring, and once AI improves, they could be out of work.
restofworld.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
AI is shaking up OnlyFans. Chatbots are replacing the Filipino workers who pretend to be models in DMs with fans, and AI-generated images are so realistic that they cannot be distinguished from real photos
https://restofworld.org/2025/onlyfans-ai-dm-bots
https://restofworld.org/2025/onlyfans-ai-dm-bots
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I wrote a thing. New essay (no paywall or ads): "The Comfort of Scale." I look at why AI is now being framed as a way to clear emotional burden, and what institutions gain when systems are imagined to absorb feeling. jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
December 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I wrote a thing. New essay (no paywall or ads): "The Comfort of Scale." I look at why AI is now being framed as a way to clear emotional burden, and what institutions gain when systems are imagined to absorb feeling. jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
"The boom in #AI data centers is colliding with weak power grids, soaring energy demand, and growing local pushback": restofworld.org/2025/ai-data... #ethics #tech #business #gov #sustainability #environment #education #activism
Governments welcomed data centers. Now they’re grappling with the fallout
The boom in AI data centers is colliding with weak power grids, soaring energy demand, and growing local pushback.
restofworld.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
"The boom in #AI data centers is colliding with weak power grids, soaring energy demand, and growing local pushback": restofworld.org/2025/ai-data... #ethics #tech #business #gov #sustainability #environment #education #activism
Unlike a search query, a #prompt... carries tone, cadence, emphasis, and vulnerability. And the interface responds as if the disclosure is being heard. This sense of conversational intimacy lowers the threshold for expression": jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl... #ethics #AI #privacy #data
Julie Carpenter, PhD
jgcarpenter.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
ICYMI: "An Assessment of California Data Centers’ #Environmental and Public #Health Impacts": next10.org/publications... #ethics #law #tech #AI #gov #business #energy #water #education #research #highered
An Assessment of California Data Centers’ Environmental and Public Health Impacts | Next 10
While data centers have long existed in California, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly increased demand for new data centers over the last five years, and the pace is expected ...
next10.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
ICYMI: "An Assessment of California Data Centers’ #Environmental and Public #Health Impacts": next10.org/publications... #ethics #law #tech #AI #gov #business #energy #water #education #research #highered
"[F]oundational skills like problem solving and communication are consistently prioritized by employers." That's another reason why we need to keep #AI from undermining the courses and activities in which students develop those skills: spectrum.ieee.org/ai-effect-en... #ethics #tech #education #work
How AI Is Reshaping Entry-Level Tech Jobs
How can recent grads navigate a job market transformed by AI? Learn how to make AI work for you, not against you.
spectrum.ieee.org
December 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"[F]oundational skills like problem solving and communication are consistently prioritized by employers." That's another reason why we need to keep #AI from undermining the courses and activities in which students develop those skills: spectrum.ieee.org/ai-effect-en... #ethics #tech #education #work
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"Before he became chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr seemed to be a big believer in the agency’s role as an independent branch of the federal government": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #gov #internet #tech
No one loves President Trump more than FCC Chairman Brendan Carr
Carr used to insist on FCC independence. Now he uses FCC to fight Trump's battles.
arstechnica.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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"LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled '60 Minutes' segment": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #internet #media
“Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment
Redditor jokes LimeWire is now a "champion against the darkness."
arstechnica.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled '60 Minutes' segment": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #internet #media
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"Talkative Teddy Bears and #Toy Takes on Taiwan: A season of AI-powered toys and ethical issues galore": www.scu.edu/ethics/inter... #ethics #AI #tech #chatbots #contentmoderation #business
Talkative Teddy Bears and Toy Takes on Taiwan
"Unpredictable behavior" is not a feature most people expect in toys.
www.scu.edu
December 22, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"Talkative Teddy Bears and #Toy Takes on Taiwan: A season of AI-powered toys and ethical issues galore": www.scu.edu/ethics/inter... #ethics #AI #tech #chatbots #contentmoderation #business
"LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled '60 Minutes' segment": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #internet #media
“Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment
Redditor jokes LimeWire is now a "champion against the darkness."
arstechnica.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled '60 Minutes' segment": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #internet #media
"Before he became chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr seemed to be a big believer in the agency’s role as an independent branch of the federal government": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #gov #internet #tech
No one loves President Trump more than FCC Chairman Brendan Carr
Carr used to insist on FCC independence. Now he uses FCC to fight Trump's battles.
arstechnica.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Queen Elizabeth stopped by police. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shoplifting. 'Leaked conversations’ from elections. A wave of deceptive media circulating during conflicts. 2025 saw AI-generated media cross a threshold, write Zuzanna Wojciak and shirin anlen from WITNESS. What lessons can we learn?
Five Things 2025 Taught Us About AI Deception and Detection | TechPolicy.Press
Zuzanna Wojciak and shirin anlen from WITNESS offer five lessons that show where AI deception is headed and what detection must confront next.
buff.ly
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Queen Elizabeth stopped by police. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shoplifting. 'Leaked conversations’ from elections. A wave of deceptive media circulating during conflicts. 2025 saw AI-generated media cross a threshold, write Zuzanna Wojciak and shirin anlen from WITNESS. What lessons can we learn?
"Talkative Teddy Bears and #Toy Takes on Taiwan: A season of AI-powered toys and ethical issues galore": www.scu.edu/ethics/inter... #ethics #AI #tech #chatbots #contentmoderation #business
Talkative Teddy Bears and Toy Takes on Taiwan
"Unpredictable behavior" is not a feature most people expect in toys.
www.scu.edu
December 22, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"Talkative Teddy Bears and #Toy Takes on Taiwan: A season of AI-powered toys and ethical issues galore": www.scu.edu/ethics/inter... #ethics #AI #tech #chatbots #contentmoderation #business