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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 14h
"At one point, a reporter asked the #tech leaders... whether they agreed with Trump that no regulation was necessary and that self-policing would blunt any destructive potential of their models. They didn’t get the chance to answer": cnn.com/2026/09/29/p... #ethics #AI #law #gov
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Analysis: Trump’s blasé attitude toward AI risks backfiring politically | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump held court on the White House drive Tuesday, surrounded by the tech moguls who, in their own estimation, hold the planet’s fate in their hands.
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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 15h
I resigned from the GIFCT Independent Advisory Committee in 2022, before it was cool. The only difference now is that they're not even bothering to pretend badly that GIFCT is independent or that it does anything meaningful. www.wired.com/story/indepe...
wired.com
Meta-Led Anti-Terrorism Group Faces Mass Resignation of Expert Advisers
Meta and other tech giants are pushing through structural changes at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism that outside researchers allege will weaken oversight of an already embattled consor...
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Saturday Night Live comments on the moment: "AI is not a weapon, it’s a tool: A tool for building weapons,' [the actress playing Amodei] declared. 'And I urge you to urge me to stop.'" techcrunch.com/2026/09/27/a... #ethics #AI #tech
techcrunch.com
Anthropic's Dario Amodei gets the 'SNL' treatment | TechCrunch
"Saturday Night Live" took on the AI industry’s recent warnings of doom last night, as cast member Jane Wickline offered her impression of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Critics compare local investment promises "with the estimated hundreds of millions in state-level tax breaks that data center developers get in 38 states—exemptions that often last more than a decade": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #tech #business #gov
arstechnica.com
Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs
“Microsoft claims to want to be a good neighbor, but the jury is still out."
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Four independent labs losing control of four models is a story about model capability, and one misconfigured test environment is a story about supplier management" (and testing concentration): thenextweb.com/news/irregul... #ethics #AI #cybersec #business #tech
thenextweb.com
One vendor, four AI labs, one issue, seven weeks apart
Irregular says the breaches at Google, OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta were one issue. It told them in late July. They disclosed separately.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The paper calls for policymakers to gain more visibility into how #AI is automating #research within the top AI labs" and for "implementing stricter safety measures and oversight of data centers involved in automated AI research and development": finance.yahoo.com/technology/a... #ethics
finance.yahoo.com
Anthropic, OpenAI Executives Urge Oversight of Self-Improving AI
Top executives from Anthropic PBC, OpenAI, Meta Platforms Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are urging policymakers to scrutinize the extent that artificial intelligence systems are improving themselves and ta...
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The studio releasing Alex Gibney’s new Elon Musk documentary... is finding itself unable to buy an ad on the biggest social platforms": hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig... #ethics #tech #socialmedia #advertising #business
hollywoodreporter.com
The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#ethics #law #internet #socialmedia #business #design
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Following up the header "Intellect we don't fully understand" with "Teaching machines how to love"--why think that it's easier to do the latter? openai.com/index/an-ali... #ethics #AI #tech
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An Alien Mind
Jakub Pachocki reflects on increasingly capable AI and the challenge of keeping it aligned. He calls for stronger safeguards and international coordination.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"The Trump administration is seeking to join Elon Musk’s appeal against a €120 million EU fine of the... #socialmedia platform X, the latest escalation in the transatlantic clash over Brussels’ efforts to rein in US #tech companies": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #gov
arstechnica.com
Trump administration takes Musk’s side in fight over EU tech rules
Washington says Brussels overreached when it fined X €120 million under the DSA.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#ethics #AI #gov #healthcare #tech #business
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Aristotle and #AI: Before tokens, words": hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/aristotle-... #ethics #tech #education #language
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Aristotle and AI
Before tokens, words
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"... at the quality level of the best philosophical work in human history..." Is philosophy benchmarking possible? #ethics #AI #tech #philosophy #research
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#ethics #law #internet
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#OpenAI's Chief Scientist: "Currently I believe that no lab has solved alignment and monitoring to a sufficient degree to continue responsibly scaling at maximum speed for much longer." What constitutes "much longer"? openai.com/index/an-ali... #ethics #law #AI #tech #business #research #gov
openai.com
An Alien Mind
Jakub Pachocki reflects on increasingly capable AI and the challenge of keeping it aligned. He calls for stronger safeguards and international coordination.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#OpenAI's Chief Scientist: "Currently I believe that no lab has solved alignment and monitoring to a sufficient degree to continue responsibly scaling at maximum speed for much longer." What constitutes "much longer"? openai.com/index/an-ali... #ethics #law #AI #tech #business #research #gov
openai.com
An Alien Mind
Jakub Pachocki reflects on increasingly capable AI and the challenge of keeping it aligned. He calls for stronger safeguards and international coordination.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#ethics #law #internet
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 25/09/2026
Americans have a First Amendment right to equal access to official government statements, and President Trump violates that right when Truth Social sells early access to his posts, EFF told a federal court.
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EFF to Court: Trump's Use of Truth Social's Pay-To-See-Posts-First Scheme Violates Americans' 1st Amendment Equal Access Rights
Americans’ First Amendment right to equal access to official government statements is violated by the Trump administration’s use of Truth Social’s preferential treatment scheme, which blocks people wh...
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"... at the quality level of the best philosophical work in human history..." Is philosophy benchmarking possible? #ethics #AI #tech #philosophy #research
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Aristotle and #AI: Before tokens, words": hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/aristotle-... #ethics #tech #education #language
hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com
Aristotle and AI
Before tokens, words
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#ethics #AI #gov #healthcare #tech #business
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 25/09/2026
arstechnica.com
Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features
Overly constrained AI models" could cause military operations to fail, judges say.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"The Trump administration is seeking to join Elon Musk’s appeal against a €120 million EU fine of the... #socialmedia platform X, the latest escalation in the transatlantic clash over Brussels’ efforts to rein in US #tech companies": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #gov
arstechnica.com
Trump administration takes Musk’s side in fight over EU tech rules
Washington says Brussels overreached when it fined X €120 million under the DSA.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Following up the header "Intellect we don't fully understand" with "Teaching machines how to love"--why think that it's easier to do the latter? openai.com/index/an-ali... #ethics #AI #tech
openai.com
An Alien Mind
Jakub Pachocki reflects on increasingly capable AI and the challenge of keeping it aligned. He calls for stronger safeguards and international coordination.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#ethics #law #data #gov #business
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"New Jersey ordered the operator of one of the East Coast’s largest planned data centers to pay a $1.1 million fine for secretly installing and operating gas generators in violation of the state’s Air Pollution Control Act": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #business #gov #environment
arstechnica.com
New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
Million-dollar fines won’t end billionaires’ data center pollution, neighbors fear.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Khlaaf, who has studied how #AI is used in drafting regulatory documents for nuclear power plants, says that 'AI’s low reliability and accuracy rates in critical environments with life-or-death consequences' are of much greater concern to her": nature.com/articles/d41... #ethics
nature.com
Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype
Nature examines whether the technology might spell the end for humans, and why AI companies are calling for a slowdown.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#ethics #AI #contentmoderation #business #tech
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#ethics #law #internet #socialmedia #business #design
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Craig Newmark @craignewmark.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
‘Pink Slime’ Is Infecting AI Chatbots Ahead of the Midterms politi.co/3TQq4CH
politi.co
‘Pink Slime’ Is Infecting AI Chatbots Ahead of the Midterms
Partisan websites disguised as independent, local news outlets are shaping chatbots’ responses about key races.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#ethics #AI #contentmoderation #business #tech
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEWS: My new investigation uncovers the horrific ChatGPT history of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter. OpenAI’s chatbot fueled the shooter's violent fantasies and plans up to the day of the massacre. Chats about guns, timing of attacks, becoming infamous, and more. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"We observe how students actually used the AI tutor, and the answer is: not much." hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
hechingerreport.org
Students didn't get answers from Khanmigo. They didn't want its questions, either
A large study of Khan Academy’s math program found no extra benefits from AI
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Just as providers are using sophisticated A.I. tools to say their patients are sicker, insurance companies have been accused of using the tools to delay or deny care.... But as more hospitals and doctors use A.I., costs will continue to rise."
nytimes.com
Battle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs Higher
The use of artificial intelligence by hospitals and health insurers is escalating their longstanding feud over paying for medical care.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Khlaaf, who has studied how #AI is used in drafting regulatory documents for nuclear power plants, says that 'AI’s low reliability and accuracy rates in critical environments with life-or-death consequences' are of much greater concern to her": nature.com/articles/d41... #ethics
nature.com
Will AI really kill us all? The science behind the hype
Nature examines whether the technology might spell the end for humans, and why AI companies are calling for a slowdown.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"New Jersey ordered the operator of one of the East Coast’s largest planned data centers to pay a $1.1 million fine for secretly installing and operating gas generators in violation of the state’s Air Pollution Control Act": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #business #gov #environment
arstechnica.com
New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators
Million-dollar fines won’t end billionaires’ data center pollution, neighbors fear.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#ethics #law #data #gov #business
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 28/04/2026
Hold on. We the taxpayers are going to pay companies $900 million, which is more than 6x what we spend on wind power R&D, to NOT build wind power at a time when electricity prices are spiking and we need more clean power?
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#ethics #law #gov #tech #business #sustainability
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICYMI: The recent papal encyclical entered a broadening debate about #AI's potential consciousness: scu.edu/ethics/inter... #ethics #tech #highered #religion
scu.edu
Do You Think You Understand AI Consciousness?
Resources highlighting various views on AI consciousness
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"One of the clearest findings is that attitudes toward #AI are multidimensional. People can be curious about AI, expect it to be beneficial and use it frequently while still being worried about it": techcrunch.com/2026/09/23/e... #ethics #tech
techcrunch.com
Even Americans who use AI every day are worried about it | TechCrunch
The report suggests that greater exposure will not resolve the unease around the technology, nor reduce public support for AI regulation.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you're teaching a class and looking for some concise #internet / #AI #ethics case studies, here are a few: scu.edu/ethics/focus... #tech #highered
scu.edu
Internet Ethics Cases - Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Case studies on Internet ethics including privacy, access, and big data
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Cities across US oppose Trump #FCC plan to preempt local #broadband rules": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #gov #internet #access #business
arstechnica.com
Cities across US oppose Trump FCC plan to preempt local broadband rules
Cities defend permit requirements, say ISPs aren't building networks fast enough.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Some hospitality and entertainment venues have introduced restrictions or bans, and anti-smart glasses advertisements have begun appearing at some bus stations throughout London": cnn.com/2026/09/22/t... #ethics #tech #privacy
cnn.com
‘Turn the cameras off:’ London’s growing privacy pushback against smart glasses | CNN Business
Some Londoners told CNN that smart glasses make them feel uneasy in places where people expect a degree of privacy, like bars, restaurants and other social settings.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
On the impact of smart glasses in India: technologyreview.com/2026/09/23/1... #ethics #tech #law #privacy #business
technologyreview.com
Smart glasses are already causing havoc in India
And the chances of a crackdown are slim, as the authorities spy opportunities for surveillance.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"South Africa joins the global resistance against American data centers": restofworld.org/2026/south-a... #ethics #tech #business #sustainability
restofworld.org
South Africa joins the global resistance against American data centers
“A massive data center is trying to jump the queue and take our land, water, and energy.”
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#ethics #internet #tech
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Raphael Satter @raphae.li · 23/09/2026
New: Another OpenAI agent hacked the Australian government. PM says he expressed his disappointment "that it took [OpenAI] way too long to inform the government what had occurred, and the nature of the way that that notification occurred as well was unacceptable." www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
theage.com.au
OpenAI agent breached Medicare, Albanese reveals
An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare this year, in a breach that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has labelled “unacceptable”.
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404 Media @404media.co · 23/09/2026
The FBI's Remote Operations Unit (ROU) is a highly secretive team of hackers making exploits and tools to break into target’s devices. Some of its members just got exposed.
404media.co
FBI Hack Exposed FBI’s Own Hacking Unit
The FBI's Remote Operations Unit (ROU) is a highly secretive team of hackers making exploits and tools to break into target’s devices. Some of its members just got exposed.
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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics @iethics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"South Africa joins the global resistance against American data centers": restofworld.org/2026/south-a... #ethics #tech #business #sustainability
restofworld.org
South Africa joins the global resistance against American data centers
“A massive data center is trying to jump the queue and take our land, water, and energy.”
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