Not surprising, but still very important to document.

As in many other professions, generative #AI promises tantalizing efficiency gains, but its adoption risks compromising sensitive patient #data and undermining a relationship in which trust is paramount": technologyreview.com/2025/09/02/1... #ethics #law #tech #therapy #health #education

One in six American adults said they used #chatbots at least once a month to find health-related information, according to a 2024 survey by #health #research firm KFF": restofworld.org/2025/ai-chat... #ethics #internet #tech #AI #business #healthcare

"Last year, #Meta concluded an... agonizing charade about its Holocaust denial policy.... #Facebook moderators kept assessing [a meme] as not violating #Instagram policies. Users appealed this decision... The entire ordeal for removing [it] took four years": www.404media.co/instagram-ac... #ethics

New report "finds that #schools caught unprepared for a #deepfake nude incident may misunderstand their legal obligations, and that a botched school response may exacerbate the victim’s suffering and undermine community trust": hai.stanford.edu/news/how-do-... #ethics #law #AI #education

ICYMI: "On Digital Dignity Day—And Beyond: Resources for Addressing a Key Topic in #Internet #Ethics": scu.edu/ethics/inter... #AI #tech #education #highered

Prior to the hearing, "Alsup said he was 'disappointed' that the parties left 'important questions' for the future, including a list of works covered by the deal and the processes for notifying potential class members": news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/anthr... #ethics #law #copyright #AI #tech

"[T]here have been more than 20 other reported cases in Australian courts where #lawyers or self-represented litigants have been found to have used [AI] in the preparation of court documents... containing fake citations": theguardian.com/law/2025/sep... #ethics #law #AI #tech #education

A #museum had "deleted hundreds of videos from its YouTube channel,... as well as a digital exhibition from its website... [N]ew management moved to restore 80 percent of the videos": iol.co.za/saturday-sta... #ethics #internet #socialmedia #privacy

The tentative decision "may also affect the outcome of a separate antitrust trial #Google is currently engaged in in relation to its #advertising #technology #business": techcrunch.com/2025/09/02/g... #ethics #law #internet

"Age authentication mandates pose one of the greatest threats to consumer #privacy we’ve ever seen... If we lose the battle against these mandates, then every other privacy policy win will be overshadowed by this loss": blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202... #ethics #law #internet #gov

"OpenAI announced plans to roll out parental controls for #ChatGPT... after multiple reported incidents where ChatGPT allegedly failed to intervene appropriately when users expressed suicidal thoughts or experienced mental #health episodes" arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/o... #ethics #tech #business #AI

"[W]e need to recognize that we have built an intellectual engine without a self, just like we built a mechanical engine without a horse": arstechnica.com/information-... #ethics #tech #AI #design

"Chatbot psychosis: what do the #data say? Some of the most informative statistics aren't publicly available; will #AI companies rise to the occasion?" stevenadler.substack.com/p/chatbot-ps... #ethics #tech #business #research

"From 'Surprise and Delight' to 'Startle and Dismay': Should we demand more control over the integration of #AI features into products that we use?" www.scu.edu/ethics/inter... #ethics #tech #business #sustainability

"Anthropic has agreed to pay at least $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit... [It] will pay roughly $3,000 per book plus interest, and agreed to destroy the datasets containing the allegedly pirated material": cnbc.com/2025/09/05/a... #ethics #law #data #AI #internet #copyright #business

"From 'Surprise and Delight' to 'Startle and Dismay': Should we demand more control over the integration of #AI features into products that we use?" www.scu.edu/ethics/inter... #ethics #tech #business #sustainability

"Chatbot psychosis: what do the #data say? Some of the most informative statistics aren't publicly available; will #AI companies rise to the occasion?" stevenadler.substack.com/p/chatbot-ps... #ethics #tech #business #research

It’s not that reality and history are being rewritten… but that they’re being essentially erased by a flood of bullshit that functions as a pervasive noise, rendering it harder and harder to find the signal.

"[W]e need to recognize that we have built an intellectual engine without a self, just like we built a mechanical engine without a horse": arstechnica.com/information-... #ethics #tech #AI #design

"OpenAI announced plans to roll out parental controls for #ChatGPT... after multiple reported incidents where ChatGPT allegedly failed to intervene appropriately when users expressed suicidal thoughts or experienced mental #health episodes" arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/o... #ethics #tech #business #AI

"Age authentication mandates pose one of the greatest threats to consumer #privacy we’ve ever seen... If we lose the battle against these mandates, then every other privacy policy win will be overshadowed by this loss": blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/202... #ethics #law #internet #gov

The tentative decision "may also affect the outcome of a separate antitrust trial #Google is currently engaged in in relation to its #advertising #technology #business": techcrunch.com/2025/09/02/g... #ethics #law #internet

A #museum had "deleted hundreds of videos from its YouTube channel,... as well as a digital exhibition from its website... [N]ew management moved to restore 80 percent of the videos": iol.co.za/saturday-sta... #ethics #internet #socialmedia #privacy

"[T]here have been more than 20 other reported cases in Australian courts where #lawyers or self-represented litigants have been found to have used [AI] in the preparation of court documents... containing fake citations": theguardian.com/law/2025/sep... #ethics #law #AI #tech #education

Google's Environmental Report 2025 notes that the company's data center electricity consumption overall increased 27% year-over-year, despite multiple successful efforts at improving efficiency of various products and processes: sustainability.google/reports/goog... #ethics #AI #sustainability

"How #AI and Human Behaviors Shape Psychosocial Effects of #Chatbot Use: A Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Study": arxiv.org/pdf/2503.17473 #ethics #tech #research #health #data

"Some individual queries use a small amount of electricity, but AI’s #energy demand is still a big deal": technologyreview.com/2025/08/28/1... #ethics #tech #sustainability #environment #research #business

"[T]his... network is under pressure to modernize. If it succeeds, India could offer a road map for large-scale e-waste recycling in a world that, in 2022, produced 82% more of the stuff than it did in 2010": restofworld.org/2025/india-e... #ethics #tech #gov #business #sustainability #environment

"#AI 'resurrections' raise ethical issues, prolong grief, say Catholic experts": thebostonpilot.com/article.php?... #ethics #tech #religion #mourning

China is embracing #AI in #education, but "even with increased institutional support, many #students feel anxious about whether they’re using AI correctly—or ethically": technologyreview.com/2025/07/28/1... #ethics #tech #highered

"Most people interact with #AI systems as if they’re dealing with a highly competent but neutral assistant. The outputs feel authoritative. The interface suggests objectivity. Companies describe their models using words like 'intelligent' and 'reliable'" sa-liberty.medium.com/the-machine-... #ethics

"Most people interact with #AI systems as if they’re dealing with a highly competent but neutral assistant. The outputs feel authoritative. The interface suggests objectivity. Companies describe their models using words like 'intelligent' and 'reliable'" sa-liberty.medium.com/the-machine-... #ethics

China is embracing #AI in #education, but "even with increased institutional support, many #students feel anxious about whether they’re using AI correctly—or ethically": technologyreview.com/2025/07/28/1... #ethics #tech #highered

"#AI 'resurrections' raise ethical issues, prolong grief, say Catholic experts": thebostonpilot.com/article.php?... #ethics #tech #religion #mourning

"[T]his... network is under pressure to modernize. If it succeeds, India could offer a road map for large-scale e-waste recycling in a world that, in 2022, produced 82% more of the stuff than it did in 2010": restofworld.org/2025/india-e... #ethics #tech #gov #business #sustainability #environment

"Some individual queries use a small amount of electricity, but AI’s #energy demand is still a big deal": technologyreview.com/2025/08/28/1... #ethics #tech #sustainability #environment #research #business

"How #AI and Human Behaviors Shape Psychosocial Effects of #Chatbot Use: A Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Study": arxiv.org/pdf/2503.17473 #ethics #tech #research #health #data

Google's Environmental Report 2025 notes that the company's data center electricity consumption overall increased 27% year-over-year, despite multiple successful efforts at improving efficiency of various products and processes: sustainability.google/reports/goog... #ethics #AI #sustainability

Thread #ethics #AI #tech #design #business #engineering

New "Internet #Ethics: Views from #SiliconValley" blog post: www.scu.edu/ethics/inter... #AI #business #tech #sustainability

#ethics #law #internet #privacy #security #access #gov #socialmedia

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson "sent letters to over a dozen #socialmedia and #technology companies warning them that 'censoring Americans to comply with a foreign power's laws, demands, or expected demands' may violate US #law": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #internet #business #gov

As part of a merger, "ad agencies were asked to sign a consent agreement that would block them from 'boycotting platforms because of their political content by refusing to place their clients’ advertisements on them'": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #gov #business #contentmoderation

"As the extensions continue, it appears less and less likely that #TikTok will be banned in the U.S. any time soon. The decision to keep TikTok alive through an executive order... has not faced a legal challenge in court": abc7ny.com/post/trump-s... #ethics #law #gov #internet #tech

"The lethal trifecta for #AI #agents: private #data, untrusted content, and external communication": simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/16/... #ethics #internet #tech #privacy #cybersec #LLMs

"The lethal trifecta for #AI #agents: private #data, untrusted content, and external communication": simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/16/... #ethics #internet #tech #privacy #cybersec #LLMs

"As the extensions continue, it appears less and less likely that #TikTok will be banned in the U.S. any time soon. The decision to keep TikTok alive through an executive order... has not faced a legal challenge in court": abc7ny.com/post/trump-s... #ethics #law #gov #internet #tech

As part of a merger, "ad agencies were asked to sign a consent agreement that would block them from 'boycotting platforms because of their political content by refusing to place their clients’ advertisements on them'": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #law #gov #business #contentmoderation

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson "sent letters to over a dozen #socialmedia and #technology companies warning them that 'censoring Americans to comply with a foreign power's laws, demands, or expected demands' may violate US #law": arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ethics #internet #business #gov