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Ellen P. Goodman

@ellgood.bsky.social
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Information law prof @ Rutgers. Philly, animal rights, algorithmic justice, book project on urban tech. Mom, wife, still daughter ..עברנו את פרעה

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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
OpenAI chief scientist’s post is giving Little Shop of Horrors. Labs have lost control of AI. 1. It’s alien and metastatic; 2. We’re fast losing alignment, monitoring; 3. But still have to progress AI for “defense” because no one is stopping; 4. Need internationally coordinated pacing to brake.
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Rutgers Law School @law.rutgers.edu · 28/08/2026
In an episode of Legal Face-Off on WGN Radio, #RutgersLaw Professor @ellgood.bsky.social discusses the lawsuit concerning the API service providing early access to the President’s Truth Social posts: bit.ly/4hU5M4W #lawsky
A person is standing and smiling next to a quote. The quote discusses the impact of paywalling information in the context of a Truth Social lawsuit, mentioned by the person identified as Ellen Goodman from Media Law / Internet Law. An emblem labeled "R Law" appears in the top right corner.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Anthropic shared usage data with Stanford's SALT Lab. The Lab's study found "productive friction" when users knew & cared enough to push Claude. Good illustration for students re utility of expertise. #friction @neilturkewitz.bsky.social @brettfrischmann.bsky.social www.alphaxiv.org/abs/2608.hum...
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Because I too needed to comment on Zuck’s “AI for all” manifesto … open weight models are not free so long as oligarchs control compute. Nods to Ithiel de Sola Pool @asad09.bsky.social @smw.bsky.social @davidthewid.bsky.social @justinhendrix.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/zuckerbergs-...
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Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto Lost it at Compute
It's worth asking what it would take to actually democratize AI at each layer of the stack, writes Ellen P. Goodman, starting with compute.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I wrote this piece on @markwarner.bsky.social AI AGENT Act a few weeks ago. @datasociety.bsky.social critique of "human oversight fallacy" + reward hacking incidents demonstrate need for agentic monitoring and freedom to deploy faithful agents.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Hochul pauses data center builds in bid to get better legislation using un-preemptable local power mainstays (land use, utility reg.). Gov Abbott on similar course. But hyperscalers can route around without all states/feds adopting same policy. open.substack.com/pub/kevinlee...
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New York’s data center moratorium and the material turn in AI governance
The political calculus led NY's governor to take a bold step that could benefit the nation
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Crystalline waters in Rittenhouse Square. #philly
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
@joshuabenton.com nails it: Australia has revised its news "bargaining" initiative to add a tax to its platform-news bargaining nudge. But it continues the fiction that this is about IP theft and not advertising monopoly. Better get serious fast about new taxes. www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/aust...
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Australia’s building a great system to fund local journalism — but it doesn’t want to use it
Its proposed replacement for the News Media Bargaining Code retains its original sin: pretending that a public policy decision is actually just a little nudge to help the free market.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Disgusted that House passed Farm Bill with pork industry provision to preempt state law protections against pig torture and promotion of ethical animal husbandry. Good that Rep. Fitzpatrick (R. PA-1) voted against.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
If you believe states should be able regulate against animal cruelty and that pigs should be able to turn around while being grown for bacon — Demand YES vote this week on the Luna Amendment to remove Save Our Bacon from the Farm Bill.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Synthetic data solves some problems; creates more. "When an AI agent makes a consequential decision... tracing [it] through layers of synthetic data to determine whether it reflects a legitimate pattern or fabricated artifacts is currently impossible." www.techpolicy.press/the-urgency-...
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The Urgency of Standards for Synthetic Data in the Era of Agentic AI
Synthetic data fuels AI but risks bias, opacity, and weak accountability—demanding standards, transparency, and governance frameworks, argues Marcelle Momha.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
This essay is a beautiful explication of this truth: building a cognitive trade is time under tension. For the one who offloads to the machine “The year happened around him but not inside him. He shipped a product, but he didn't learn a trade.”
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Pleased to have signed this letter laying out why it’s illegal what FCC Chair Carr is doing to broadcasters.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Oy gevult…painful important read.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Meta changes ad disclosure from “sponsored” to “ad”. Less noticeable, though FTC research suggests more effective in communicating commercial intent (contrary to implication of this piece). www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-is...
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Philly first city to create AI "enforcement package" on trolley routes: detection of illegally parked cars + recording of infraction. A good case for automated enforcement. Boosts public transit by forcing cars to internalize costs of road blockage. nationaltoday.com/us/pa/philad...
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SEPTA Deploys AI Cameras on Trolleys to Catch Parking Violations - Philadelphia Today
SEPTA and the Philadelphia Parking Authority are installing artificial intelligence cameras on trolleys across the city to identify and enforce instances of illegal parking that block trolley routes. ...
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Trump’s AI EO 14365 requires Commerce Dept to identify state AI laws they want to preempt and FTC to address Sec. 5 authorities for AI. Deadline was yesterday. Haven’t seen either.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Working on the long game for press and speech freedoms… a 2nd amendment strategy for the Press Clause that gives journalism enforceable rights… someday…and a Roe-strategy for campaign finance: passing state trigger laws to take effect when Citizens United is overruled.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I appreciate @newsguard.bsky.social fact checking claim about Bad Bunny giving away Grammy to five-year old child ICE detained as bait. I believed the false claim.
NewsGuard fact checks claim about Bad Bunny giving Grammy away.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Love that this AI policy plan focuses on enabling authentication tools rather than labeling for deepfakes www.alexbores.nyc/files/Bores_...
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
AI as “Normal technology” perspective on future of law: good and bad frictions to converting “intelligence” into legal service. @sayash @randomwalker @justincurl arvindhttps://open.substack.com/pub/aisnakeoil/p/ai-wont-automatically-make-legal?r=8soxw&utm_medium=ios
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AI Won’t Automatically Make Legal Services Cheaper
Applying the AI as Normal Technology framework to legal services
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Rabbi Eli Schlanger was just murdered in the Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre. He was interviewed about rising Jew hate in Australia last year: “My car—emblazoned with mitzvah symbols—is a living example of pride and resilience….Be more Jewish, act more Jewish and appear more Jewish.” Amen. Z’l.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Local libraries may be the last trusted institution. As part of public information infrastructure stack, makes sense for them to play at edge by reviving local news. But it’s dangerous for trust. Hope Ann Arbor can pull it off and model it aadl.org/node/647334
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The Ann Arbor District Library Plans to Acquire the Ann Arbor Observer | Ann Arbor District Library
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
First philly council hearing on public agency AI — Wed. @Councilwoman Rue Landau, @TechTonics phillytechjustice.org/hearing/
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Hearing
Visit the post for more.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
“There could be barriers to gaining information about [ai] inner workings, …or prove a poor outcome was caused by the AI system.” This is one reason developers and deployers don’t want xAI/transparency and why law should require it. As an input to accountability.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
שהחיינו וקיימנו והגיענו לזמן הזה 🌻
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Who is staying up all night to see every last living hostage returned home, please God? זמן שמחתנו!
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Wonderful to see this out!
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
#philly
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Toronto Film Festival cancels film about dad rescuing his daughters from Nova Festival in 10/7/23. Reason #1: filmaker didn’t get copyright license from Hamas to use GoPro footage of massacre! Reason #2: something something word salad fear of protests. Incoherent and craven.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Gotta love it. Why Is Martha’s Vineyard Going Vegan? It’s All About Tick Bites. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/d...
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Why Is Martha’s Vineyard Going Vegan? It’s All About Tick Bites.
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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
A hugely important verdict. The victims were pedestrians, so Tesla can't argue they knew/accepted Autopilot's risks. People walking, biking, and inside other cars didn't consent to be Elon Musk's guinea pigs.
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Tesla hit with $243 million in damages after jury finds its Autopilot feature contributed to fatal crash
The verdict follows a three-week trial that threw a spotlight on how Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have marketed their driver-assistance software.
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Better link: balkin.blogspot.com/2025/07/regu...
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Balkinization: Regulation by Deal Comes to Higher Ed
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Trump’s AI Action Plan has some good points (see also Biden EO). But they’re totally at odds with the rest of his agenda. Grid abundance (but not renewables?); surge AI labor force (but nix immigration?); grow AI diplomacy (but fire diplomatic corp?); grow deepfake forensics (but kill research?)
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Love this right near Washington’s Crossing park where Washington crossed the Delaware to fight the British … inviting walkers to adorn the tree with hopes and blessings for America. Lots of “peace” “no kings” “rule of law.”
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
No doubt we need AI incident reporting structure. OECD is trying but too remote. EU has for high risk. If the feds cared, NTIA AI Accountability Policy report recommends it along lines of FDA. In absence, up to states + universities hai.stanford.edu/assets/files...
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Adam Conner @adamconner.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
New from @nicole-alvarez.bsky.social and I, a new @americanprogress.bsky.social analysis of the Senate Commerce reconciliation bill’s rebranded “AI Pause,” & how contrary to the claim it’s optional for the new $500M in funding, the text implicates the entire $42.45B in BEAD broadband funding.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
A moratorium on enforcement of state AI laws would presumably cover Louisiana's new rule of civil procedure to require disclosure of AI manipulation of evidence? Laws of general applicability are safe, but many like this specify AI. legiscan.com/LA/text/HB17...
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Louisiana HB178 | 2025 | Regular Session
Bill Text (2025-06-11) Provides for the continuous revision of the Code of Civil Procedure [Effective date: 08/01/2025.]
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
See you Harvard.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Ban on state AI lawmaking survives for now in budget bill (as a condition of broadband funding), but Hawley, Blackburn and other Rs seeking to ax it in amendments. Where is utah?https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/22/moratorium-on-state-ai-regulation-clears-senate-hurdle/
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Moratorium on state AI regulation clears Senate hurdle | TechCrunch
A Republican effort to prevent states from enforcing their own AI regulations cleared a key procedural hurdle on Saturday.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
www.thefp.com/p/matti-frie.... The “he” is Israeli film director of Reading Lolita in Tehran. This Matti Friedman piece imagines new horizons for Mideast peace. לו יהי
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Portland OR tries personalized pricing and discounts for water by algorithmically setting rates based on credit, SNAP data etc. Social license for this kind of thing requires an algorithmic impact assessment and transparency about relative payments. redtailmedia.org/2025/06/09/l...
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Leaving Money on the Table: Inside Portland Water Bureau’s Algorithmic Pricing Program
Portland is testing a machine learning algorithm for water bill pricing that promises both affordability and higher revenues. Here’s the first in-depth analysis of the program and the tech be…
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Cities and counties need to know water needs and set water use limits for #AI data centers. govai.substack.com/p/endless-th...
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Endless Thirst: Addressing Data Centers' Soaring Water Demands at the Local Level
AI is thirsty – what should local governments know about the water demands of data centers, and how might public agencies promote more sustainable practices?
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
The flip side of this is an actual power-company employee could visit someone’s house to, say, check on a gas leak, and the frightened people inside won’t answer the doorbell.
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Impressed with @cityofsanjose.bsky.social AI governance handbook. It jives with the NIST AI RMF, but also provides a scoring framework for responsible AI elements. Hope cities/counties will release scores also of tech they rejected. www.sanjoseca.gov/home/showpub...
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Working on collaborative local govt procurement of responsible AI products and services —- and struck by how many amazing city/county leaders across the country are immigrants.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Have seen a lot of Harvard commencements. Usually the Harvard prez is greeted by brief pro-forma applause. Or nothing. Or in my era, waves of protests and boos. Never heard of *anything* like the sustained standing ovation Alan Garber got today. Deserved. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiT0...
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President Alan Garber's Welcome | Harvard Commencement 2025
YouTube video by Harvard University
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
#firstamendment
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Ellen P. Goodman @ellgood.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
My short piece on illegal, unwise, and counter-productive ban on state AI lawmaking in ugly House bill. With thanks to @justinhendrix.bsky.social @techpolicypress.bsky.social www.techpolicy.press/house-morato...
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House Moratorium on State AI Laws is Over-Broad, Unproductive, and Likely Unconstitutional | TechPolicy.Press
This order would hurt the very American AI ecosystem it supposedly seeks to advance, writes Ellen P. Goodman.
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