Yale Digital Ethics Center (DEC)

🎉Our article “The Case for Contextual Copyleft: Licensing Open-Source Training Data and Generative AI” is published in the Oxford Journal of International Law & Technology! Great job to Grant Shanklin, our Director's Fellow!

Open Access Link: lnkd.in/emdVkBdB

YouTube video by Jessica Morley Thinking Critically About AI Lecture 1

Beyond the Hype: Thinking Critically about AI in Healthcare
presented by DEC faculty @jessrmorley.bsky.social

Watch the first lecture "Inside the Miracle Cure" www.youtube.com/watch?v=03bJ...

examining what AI is (& isn’t), limits in healthcare, & how technical tools turn into hype-driven promises

The Case for Contextual Copyleft: Licensing Open Source Training Data and Generative AI 19 Pages Posted: Grant Shanklin Yale University - Digital Ethics Center; Yale University - Department of Computer Science Emmie Hine Yale University - Digital Ethics Center; University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies; KU Leuven - Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP) Claudio Novelli Yale University - Digital Ethics Center Tyler Schroder The MITRE Corporation; Yale University - Digital Ethics Center Luciano Floridi Yale University - Digital Ethics Center; University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies Date Written: July 16, 2025

🚨 How can #OpenSource principles keep pace with the rise of generative #AI?
A new #preprint from the @yaledec.bsky.social proposes the Contextual Copyleft AI (CCAI) license — a new way to extend copyleft protections from open source code to the models trained on it. 🧵⬇️
#sts #philtech #OSAI

Read the full paper by Grant Shanklin, @emmiehine, @claudionovelli.bsky.social, @rts2.us, & @floridi.bsky.social from the @yaledec.bsky.social:

📄 papers.ssrn.com/sol3...

Congrats to @floridi.bsky.social at @yaledec.bsky.social on his reappointment! news.yale.edu/2025/07/21/f...

Study offers security measures for safeguarding brain implants Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) promise to improve the lives of people with neurological conditions. A new Yale study explains how to protect brain implants from cybersecurity threats.

Some coverage of our latest study from @yaledec.bsky.social ! news.yale.edu/2025/07/23/s...

⚖️🌐 New paper just dropped!
"The Impact of Modern Big Tech Antitrust on Digital Sovereignty" by Emmie Hine, David Wong & Luciano Floridi explores shifting US antitrust strategies, comparing global approaches and their impact on tech competitiveness.
Now live on SSRN:
#BigTech #Antitrust #Policy

🔍 Recently posted!
"Biocomputing and Its Implications" by Renée Sirbu & Luciano Floridi analyzes the governance, ethical, and legal challenges of current biocomputing.
Read on SSRN:
#AI #Biotech #Ethics

✍️ Out now!
"Distant Writing" by Luciano Floridi explores literary production in the era of generative AI.
Available now on SSRN:
#AI #Creativity #Writing

📊🩺 New paper out now!
"Closing the AI Benefits Gap: Systems Design for Population Health Equity" by Jessica Morley & Luciano Floridi proposes system design approaches for equitable AI in public health.
Read it on SSRN:
#AI #HealthEquity #Innovation

🤖 Now available!
"Agentic AI Optimisation (AAIO): What it is, How it Works, Why it Matters, and How to Deal With It" by Floridi et al. introduces a new AI paradigm, and the important questions we should consider.
Read on SSRN:
#AI #Ethics #AIOptimisation

🌍🧬 New Paper!
"Global Health in the Age of AI: Charting a Course for Ethical Implementation and Societal Benefit" by Morley, Hine, Floridi et al. sets out an ethical course for AI implementation in health.
Now on SSRN:
#GlobalHealth #AIethics #HealthEquity

🧠 New Paper!
"Open-Source AI Made in the EU: Why it is a Good Idea" by Floridi et al. argues for the strategic and ethical benefits of EU-led open-source AI.
Read it now on SSRN:
#OpenSource #AI #EU #TechPolicy

🚨 Check out a new paper!
"Assembly and Expression in Extended Reality: Transposing Human Rights Across Realities" by Emmie Hine, Josh Cowls & Luciano Floridi explores transposing human rights across XR environments.
Out now on SSRN:
#XR #HumanRights #DigitalEthics #AI

📘 Big congrats to our Director's Fellow, Tyler Schroder!
🏆 His DEC Fellowship paper was named an Outstanding CPSC 490 Project by the Yale Computer Science Department!
🎉 Selected as one of the top undergrad theses this year—well done, Tyler!

We had a great time at the Yale AI Symposium! Our team shared ongoing research and gave out DEC tote bags soon to be seen all over campus 👀 Thanks to everyone who stopped by! #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIethics #Yale @jessrmorley.bsky.social @claudionovelli.bsky.social @emmiehine.com

Promising algorithms to perilous applications: a systematic review of risk stratification tools for predicting healthcare utilisation Objectives Risk stratification tools that predict healthcare utilisation are extensively integrated into primary care systems worldwide, forming a key component of anticipatory care pathways, where hi...

🎉 Congratulations to our very own @jessrmorley.bsky.social! Her paper on risk prediction tools in healthcare was named a Top 10 of 2024 by BMJ Health & Care Informatics. The paper reviews 28 AI models for predicting healthcare use and finds little evidence that they improve care.

🔗 Check it out:

Yale’s Digital Ethics Center helps U.S. states navigate the promise and perils of AI As U.S. states weigh bills to regulate artificial intelligence in the absence of federal legislation, Yale’s Digital Ethics Center is helping lawmakers balance innovation and regulation.

We’re proud to see our recent conference featured in The Yale News! 🌐 With 700+ AI bills introduced in 2024 & no federal framework, states are stepping up. Our DEC summit brought lawmakers & experts together to navigate innovation & regulation. 📖 Read the full article: news.yale.edu/2025/05/07/y...

🧠 Check out another great new paper!
🏛️ “Two Futures of AI Regulation under the Trump Administration,” written by Claudio Novelli with Akriti Gaur and Luciano Floridi, explores what AI governance in the U.S. might look like after the 2025 rollback of Biden-era policy.

🚨New paper alert: “A Replica for our Democracies? On Using Digital Twins to Enhance Deliberative Democracy” written by Claudio Novelli with Javier Argota Sánchez-Vaquerizo, Dirk Helbing, Antonino Rotolo, and Luciano Floridi is out now!

The Effects of AI on Street-Level Bureaucracy: A Scoping Review - Digital Society The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by “street-level bureaucrats” - a term coined by Michael Lipsky to explain the public servants who distribute public benefits and sanctions using professional d...

📝 New publication alert!
“The Effects of AI on Street-Level Bureaucracy: A Scoping Review” written by Cara Gillingham with Jessica Morley and @floridi.bsky.social is out now in Digital Society.
🔗 Check it out :
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📢Fall 2025 #PostDocOpportunity at Yale!📢

We are looking for individuals with a background in Social Data Science, who are interested in:

🌍Tackling the impacts of digital technology
🏛️ Shaping policy
🔬 Deepening their expertise to prepare for research careers

🔗 Learn more and apply:

🚨Fall 2025 #PostDocOpportunity at Yale!🚨
We are looking for individuals interested in:

🌍Tackling the societal and environmental impacts of digital technology
🏛️ Shaping policy and legal debates worldwide
🔬 Deepening their expertise to prepare for research careers

🔗 Learn more and apply:

Luciano Floridi Named Dartmouth Montgomery Fellow Floridi is one of four Spring 2025 Montgomery Fellows who will visit Dartmouth in the coming months to discuss topics related to artificial intelligence.

Congratulations to @floridi.bsky.social on being named a Dartmouth Montgomery Fellow! This week, Professor Luciano Floridi is visiting Dartmouth to give a talk on the future of artificial intelligence and online content. Read more at the link below!

🚨 IMPORTANT UPDATE 🚨

The January 14th DEC Spring Open House will now be held in Dow Hall (370 Temple St.). Please register below before Friday if you are a Yale community member and would like to attend!

yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

New Paper! How can AI innovation improve social outcomes?

Sociotechnical pragmatism is a robust stance for policymakers seeking to reap AI benefits while managing risks

w/ David Watson & @floridi.bsky.social

link.springer.com/article/10.100…

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@oiioxford.bsky.social @yaledec.bsky.social

🎉 UPCOMING EVENT(S) 🎉

The DEC is hosting a SPRING OPEN HOUSE! Join us on January 14th, 2025, over dinner, from 5-7 PM in Sterling Library!

Registration is limited to members of the Yale community. Visit yalesurvey.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... for more info.

I'm delighted to share some amazing news 😃
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Tarek Sherif (Yale alumnus ’84) the Digital Ethics Center will soon launch the de Vries-Sherif Program on the Future of Humanity and Technology.
More details here:
forhumanity.yale.edu...

🎉 CENTER NEWS 🎉

Thanks to the generosity of Tarek Sherif ’84, the NEW de Vries-Sherif Program on the Future of Humanity and Technology will examine what it means to exist in a technology-driven world. We are beyond grateful for this opportunity!

Read more: forhumanity.yale.edu/news/being-h...

🚨 NEW PRE-PRINT 🚨

@claudionovelli.bsky.social, with @floridi.bsky.social and Giovanni Sartor, explore the debate on AI legal personhood, emphasizing the roles of prevailing legal theories on personhood and the impact of technological advancements.

Read here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....