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Emmie Hine

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Tech ethics/governance/policy @Yale Digital Ethics Center. Interests: AI, XR, most other tech, climbing, baking. ex-Oxford, ex-SWE My tech ethics newsletter: https://www.ethicalreckoner.substack.com

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Nov 18

Allow me to re-introduce myself...
I'm a tech ethics & governance researcher @yaledec.bsky.social and former software engineer. I think a lot about AI, XR, and the state of the tech industry. And also other things, like climbing and baking 💻🧗🍞
#AcademicSky

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · 6d

Dissertation update: word and zotero have teamed up to stage an eleventh-hour rebellion. They shall be brought to heel.
#academia

Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · 9d

We're getting there. #thesislife

An iPad in front of a flight monitoring. The notes doc on the iPad has a headline that says "acknowledgements"

Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · 13d

And our piece outlining how the #AIActionPlan fits into US AI governance.

Winning the AI Race? The US AI Action Plan in Context: aire.lexxion.eu/arti...

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · 13d

From No-Win to No-Lose: Legislating AI in US States: aire.lexxion.eu/arti...

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · 13d

Pleased that my and @floridi.bsky.social's article on US state #AI legislation is an Editor's Pick in the latest issue of the Journal of AI Law & Regulation! Want to understand the major tensions in AI regulation?
🔗👇, + our other piece on the US AI Action Plan.
#STS #philtech
@yaledec.bsky.social

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · 22d

Whoops, here it is! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Winning the AI Race? The US AI Action Plan in Context

This report analyses the Trump administration's July 2025 "AI Action Plan" and accompanying executive orders, placing them within the broader context

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · 22d

Full article available on @ssrn.bsky.social : papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Winning the AI Race? The US AI Action Plan in Context

This report analyses the Trump administration's July 2025 "AI Action Plan" and accompanying executive orders, placing them within the broader context

papers.ssrn.com

Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · 22d

🚨 new preprint from me and @floridi.bsky.social! We put the #AI Action Plan in context—how is it a continuation of existing US #AIgovernance efforts, what’s new, and what does it mean for China competition? 🔗👇
@ssrn.bsky.social @yaledec.bsky.social
#academia #sts #philtech

SSRN page for Winning the AI Race? The US AI Action Plan in Context

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · 27d

Full paper 👉

Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · 27d

🚨 Interested in infrastructure ethics? (Wait, don’t go!)
New preprint “Extended Reality as a Fundamentally Mediated Reality” argues that XR isn’t just a cool tech, but infrastructures that shape our realities ➡️ urgent questions about equity, governance, and ethics.
🔗👇

The SSRN page for "Extended Reality as a Fundamentally Mediated Reality: XR Infrastructure and the Ethics of Experience"

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Sep 8

📬 Anthropic settles its copyright case, Google avoids a break-up, and Grok swings right. Plus, why the EU needs a DeepSeek, not a Mistral. All this in today’s newsletter:
ethicalreckoner.subs...
#philtech #sts #newsletter

WR 72: Anthropic settles; Google persists

Weekly Reckoning for the week of 8/9/25

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Sep 8

1. If passengers book a flight from the EU and it is canceled or significantly delayed, they are entitled to cash compensation — $300 to $700.

In the US, flyers were supposed to get similar rights soon.

But those plans have been scrapped by the Trump administration.

Here's how it happened.

🧵

How airlines lobbied away your flight compensation

After a $62 billion federal bailout, the airline industry secures the repeal of a key consumer protection.

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Sep 5

Anthropic is very, very relieved about this. Max penalties would have been extinction; this is <1% of their valuation.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · Sep 5

"In a landmark settlement, Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence company, has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to a group of authors and publishers after a judge ruled it had illegally downloaded and stored millions of copyrighted books."

Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Sep 1

#ICYMI, a post on #AI companies from last year that's just as relevant today with the continuation of the lawsuits, employee poaching, and sky-high valuations!
#philtech #sts

On a brown and red background:
[REDUX] ER 30: On Beatlemania and OpenAI
Or, why AI companies are better thought of as bands.

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Aug 28

This should have said "an inevitable future business model"--because we all know ads are coming 🫠

Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Aug 27

At least in the case of OpenAI, there are no ads and they claim to not sell your user data. Are companies just trying to lock users in and maximize loyalty to continue subscriptions, or are they preparing for a future business model where eyeballs are $?

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Aug 28

Alas, does seem inevitable.

Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Aug 27

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Aug 27

AI companies *lose* money with each query--their $ comes from your subscription fees, not your attention. Google/Instagram/TikTok/etc make $ from your attention because you're viewing ads and they're harvesting data.

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Aug 27

Recently have been seeing the "attention economy" narrative applied to #genAI--ie, that gen #AI companies are trying to maximize engagement to maximize profit. But I'm not convinced this is the case.
#tech

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Aug 25

I think my junk conference invites have peaked. #IEvenCompost

Dear Emmie Hine,

We are thrilled to extend a special invitation for you to join us as a distinguished speaker at the International Recycling Event, to be held virtually in October, 14, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET.

Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Aug 25

Word, you don't rest till I do. #DissertationLife

A Word file with a banner saying "we've made some fixes and improvements. To complete the process, the app needs to restart". Below: Part II: Theory.

Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Aug 22

Maybe peer review takes so long because they're trying to fax invitations.
#academia

A text box that asks for suggestions for alternative referees, including an email, phone number, or fax number.

Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Aug 22

#AIsafety collaboration could be a gateway to broader #AIgovernance cooperation between the US and China. Thinking a lot about cooperative levers these days...
time.com/7308857/chi...
#AI

China Is Taking AI Safety Seriously. So Must the U.S.

"Chinese leaders may have a lesson for the West’s AI boosters: true speed requires control," writes Brian Tse.

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Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Aug 21

You're correct, thanks for sharing!

Emmie Hine @emmiehine.com · Aug 20

Some "creative" ingredients in this Google shakshuka rundown... I can't say I'll be adding "mix" or "your fingers" (not mine, yours).

A screenshot of a google search page for shakshuka. Ingredients listed under them include "smoked," "mix", and "your fingers"

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