The Internet Ethics program at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University / Irina Raicu behind the keyboard
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May 14
Working on this report with prof. Stewart-Frey, who leads the #Water and Climate Justice Lab at @SantaClaraUniv, as well as with SCU students and the @Next10 team, has been an amazing learning experience.
#ethics #policy #research #gov #tech #business #highered #sustainability
New Next 10 report by Iris Stewart-Frey and Irina Raicu at @SantaClaraUniv maps every known operating and planned data center in California through a water access and environmental justice lens.
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OMB: the "cost, scarcity, and environmental impact of energy and water consumption necessitates that agencies evaluate datacenters against resource consumption metrics and best practices": theregister.com/public-secto… #ethics #law #gov #tech #sustainability
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A New York state judge has rejected a subpoena that sought an OpenAI user’s ChatGPT records as evidence in a private lawsuit, finding the chat logs were protected legal research by a defendant in the case. reuters.com/legal/litigation…
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"Putting no formal, binding policy framework with some... legible process in place while being willing to shut down a model after deployment suggests the [US] will operate ad hoc, potentially with access to advanced models revoked on a case by case basis": techpolicy.press/anthropics-…
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A group of security researchers, AI entrepreneurs, and corporate executives, including myself, have released a letter calling for a return to the American ideal of transparent, predictable and evidence-based regulation when it comes to AI.
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A number of signatories, including myself, have either seen the research that kicked off the Fable export designation or spoken to the company that did the work. We believe there were some valid findings but no unique capabilities that justify a reaction close to this.
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"Putting no formal, binding policy framework with some... legible process in place while being willing to shut down a model after deployment suggests the [US] will operate ad hoc, potentially with access to advanced models revoked on a case by case basis": techpolicy.press/anthropics-…
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Have you subscribed to our blog? "#Internet #Ethics: Views from #SiliconValley": scu.edu/ethics/internet-ethi… cc @SantaClaraUniv
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"[W]hen Google CEO Sundar Pichai took Stanford University’s graduation stage Sunday morning as the keynote speaker, it was notable he didn’t mention #AI at all": sfgate.com/tech/article/sund… #ethics #tech #highered
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Jun 14
Hany Farid saying this is terrifying.
“I don’t trust anything. Every image I see, I’m drawing lines for shadows and doing geometry in my head. It’s over. Within a year or two, our whole visual system will be utterly useless.” nytimes.com/2026/06/14/us/ai…
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"[T]hough hyperscalers make up a relatively small portion of the facilities now operating, the number in development would increase their count by 74 percent": politico.com/news/2026/06/13… #ethics #AI #tech #gov #sustainability #business #environment
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Jun 13
"[T]he environmental toll remains a concern long after facilities are built due to the unprecedented 24/7 energy demands of #AI data centers which, according to one recent study, could emit the equivalent of tens of millions of tonnes of CO2 annually in the [U.S.] alone." #ethics
Jun 13
Related: "Prior to the #AI boom, most data centers relied on tried-and-true designs that prioritized inexpensive and efficient construction. Big #tech’s willingness to spend has shifted the focus to speed and scale": spectrum.ieee.org/5gw-data-c… #ethics #sustainability #gov #business
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"[E]ducators were 2.5 to 3 times more likely than average to report having witnessed cognitive atrophy firsthand, presumably in their students.... [E]ducators are likewise among the occupations most worried about dependency": anthropic.com/news/anthropic… #ethics #AI #education #tech
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