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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics

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Irina Raicu behind the keyboard.

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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics@iethics.bsky.social · 18h ago

"Looking at 472 large U.S. data centers, the authors estimate about 300 billion liters of operational #water use per year, with roughly three-quarters tied to electricity generation rather than cooling at the facilities themselves": salatainstitute.harvard.edu/study-maps-w... #ethics #AI #research

Study maps water footprint of AI data centers - The Salata Institute

As AI drives data-center growth, Harvard researchers show that data-center water use comes through two distinct pathways, offering a roadmap for smarter regulation, utility planning, and infrastructur...

salatainstitute.harvard.edu

Reuters Legal@legal.reuters.com · 21h ago

Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered a pause on approvals of new data center projects through the state's grid interconnection process, citing concerns that a surge in electricity demand could threaten reliability at a time when opposition to the projects is growing.

Texas governor orders pause on new data center approvals pending audit

Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered a pause ‌on approvals of new data center projects through the state's grid interconnection process, citing concerns that a surge in electricity demand could threaten reliability at a time when opposition to the projects is growing.

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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics@iethics.bsky.social · 18h ago

"Back in [SF], it is striking how little the #AI industry understands its own unpopularity—the reasons that people resist [data centers]. They ask if it’s a problem of benefits not being generous enough, or else a big misinformation campaign." #ethics #tech #business #gov

The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics@iethics.bsky.social · 18h ago

"When I visited DC in February to start researching the brewing #AI backlash, I found that the top two uniting issues were kids’ safety and data centers. These were very different concerns from those I hear in San Francisco": jasmi.news/p/no-data-ce... #ethics #tech #gov #business

The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics@iethics.bsky.social · 3d ago

"Any dispute arising from this agreement shall be resolved via heartbreaking phone call with your parents about which online content is produced by #AI": www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/mee... #ethics #internet

Meet Zurbo, the Viral Marmot Who Can’t Stop Snatching Sandwiches

“Snuggle Alert! There’s an adorable new critter burning up the internet, and by clicking through to this article, you have consented to meet Zurbo, and any a...

mcsweeneys.net

The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics@iethics.bsky.social · 2d ago

"The White House said on Monday it met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced #AI models — but it won't say what the framework contains, who's seen it or when companies will start using it": axios.com/2026/08/03/w... #ethics #tech #gov

White House finalizes AI framework behind closed doors

The White House said it met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models — but it won't say what the framework contains.

axios.com

Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 2d ago

The Trump administration has met EO 14409's deadline for establishing a voluntary AI safety testing framework, per Axios.

The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics@iethics.bsky.social · 2d ago

"[W]hile ghosting is widely accepted among singles during the initial stages of getting to know someone via the apps or as a means to end a situationship, it’s far less typical for multiyear #relationships": wired.com/story/people... #ethics #internet

People Are Ghosting Long-Term Partners. Some Don’t Regret It

The communication-free form of breaking up has become ubiquitous. “I no longer had to bear her energy,” a man who ghosted his partner of four years tells WIRED.

wired.com

The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics@iethics.bsky.social · 2d ago

"[W]hile ghosting is widely accepted among singles during the initial stages of getting to know someone via the apps or as a means to end a situationship, it’s far less typical for multiyear #relationships": wired.com/story/people... #ethics #internet

People Are Ghosting Long-Term Partners. Some Don’t Regret It

The communication-free form of breaking up has become ubiquitous. “I no longer had to bear her energy,” a man who ghosted his partner of four years tells WIRED.

wired.com

The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics@iethics.bsky.social · 2d ago

"The White House said on Monday it met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced #AI models — but it won't say what the framework contains, who's seen it or when companies will start using it": axios.com/2026/08/03/w... #ethics #tech #gov

White House finalizes AI framework behind closed doors

The White House said it met its deadline to establish a voluntary framework for evaluating advanced AI models — but it won't say what the framework contains.

axios.com

Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 2d ago

The Trump administration has met EO 14409's deadline for establishing a voluntary AI safety testing framework, per Axios.

The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics@iethics.bsky.social · 3d ago

"Any dispute arising from this agreement shall be resolved via heartbreaking phone call with your parents about which online content is produced by #AI": www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/mee... #ethics #internet

Meet Zurbo, the Viral Marmot Who Can’t Stop Snatching Sandwiches

“Snuggle Alert! There’s an adorable new critter burning up the internet, and by clicking through to this article, you have consented to meet Zurbo, and any a...

mcsweeneys.net

The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics@iethics.bsky.social · 5d ago

"That ethos—low ego, high volume—helps explain how the site functions"--described by two super editors as "less as a platform than as an ongoing negotiation among strangers": newyorker.com/culture/the-... #ethics #internet #Wikipedia

The Accidental Architect of the Internet’s Brain

Steven Pruitt has made more than six million edits to Wikipedia. Here’s what his life looks like beyond the screen.

newyorker.com

Shannon Vallor@shannonvallor.bsky.social · 4d ago

This is so frustrating to read from The New Yorker. Reward hacking *long* predates LLMs. The Coast Runners paper on reward hacking (in reinforcement learning, pre-LLMs) is 10 years old! Reward hacking is not new, and not a sign of a breakthrough intelligence, much less sentience. Did AI write this?

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The Internet Ethics program--Markkula Center for Applied Ethics@iethics.bsky.social · 5d ago

"That ethos—low ego, high volume—helps explain how the site functions"--described by two super editors as "less as a platform than as an ongoing negotiation among strangers": newyorker.com/culture/the-... #ethics #internet #Wikipedia

The Accidental Architect of the Internet’s Brain

Steven Pruitt has made more than six million edits to Wikipedia. Here’s what his life looks like beyond the screen.

newyorker.com