September 29, 2026

New Faculty Associate looks forward to student, community engagement

Tech Policy Lab

Jevan Hutson is living his dream.  Between his new role as Faculty Associate for the Tech Policy Lab, recent appointment as Assistant Professor at the School of Law and ongoing work as Director of the Technology Law & Public Policy Clinic, Hutson can barely contain his enthusiasm.  “I love teaching,” he said. “I love teaching […]

September 27, 2026

AI crisis is pure marketing, Faculty Associate says

MIT Technology Review

The flurry of articles and events concerning the growing autonomy of AI is pure marketing designed to distract, according to an op-ed in the MIT Technology Review by Faculty Associate Emily Bender. In the article “Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype,” Bender and co-author Timnit Gebru, executive director of DAIR, encourage scrutiny […]

Co-Director weighs in on how to evaluate AI labs’ liability

The Wall Street Journal

The growing autonomy of AI is bringing forward numerous legal questions for policymakers as well as top labs. A recent Wall Street Journal article examined the liability potential for companies and what may impact it. Co-Director Ryan Calo spoke to WSJ about how companies might approach their products to best position themselves in these conversations. It […]

September 21, 2026

Summer quarter international engagement

Tech Policy Lab

Brazil In May, Juliano Madelena visited the Tech Policy Lab and participated in a Discussion around digital vulnerability. He also spoke to students in “Informatics 104: Technology Ethics, Policy and Law,” which is taught by Co-Director Ryan Calo and Executive Director Alex Bolton. Madelena is a lawyer and professor in the law undergraduate program and […]

TPL leaders share insight on current AI risks

UW News

A recent article from UW News aims to dissect the current conversation around the risks of AI and tapped three Tech Policy Lab leaders to work through fact vs. fiction. Co-Directors Ryan Calo and Aylin Caliskan, and Faculty Associate Franziska Roesner, were part of a panel of five for “Q&A: UW researchers respond to recent […]

September 20, 2026

Co-Director sees self-interested undertone in corporate AI discourse

The Seattle Times

While corporations are setting their own codes of conduct around AI development, Co-Director Ryan Calo raises questions about who really benefits. In a recent article in The Seattle Times, Calo speaks on the calls for development slowdowns by labs and notes they may not be fully benevolent. “Calo … contends that the theory of a […]

September 12, 2026

New “Value Sensitive Design” edition focuses on practice

Tech Policy Lab

When Batya Friedman and David Hendry published the original “Value Sensitive Design: Shaping Technology with Moral Imagination” in 2019, they laid the foundation for the theory and method of the design approach, outlining what value sensitive design is and reviewing its application across a wide range of projects.  They illustrated how values can be integrated […]

September 10, 2026

Article highlights TPL alumna’s research examining how AI-generated content is determined

The Atlantic

The “Dead Internet” theory is re-emerging in tandem with the rise of AI chatbots, according to a new article in The Atlantic that cites a paper published by UW researchers. AI and chatbots are becoming more prevalent in communications, and users are starting to push back. The paper, “Is This AI? Longitudinal Analysis of Strategies […]

September 6, 2026

Co-Director named to list of top legal innovators

The National Law Review

Co-Director Ryan Calo was named to The National Law Review’s list of the top 50 legal innovators in academia for 2026. The national award honors the educators, administrators, researchers, and academic leaders who are shaping the future of legal education. The recognition highlights individuals who are developing innovative programs, conducting impactful research, modernizing curricula, launching […]

September 3, 2026

Podcast explores value sensitive design with its creators

Ready, Test, Go

Co-Director Emerita Batya Friedman and Faculty Associate David Hendry recently spoke about value sensitive design on the “Ready, Test, Go” podcast. As cultural conversations around the impact of technology on the human experience, Friedman and Hendry encourage engineers to revisit the principles they brought forward in their initial edition of “Value Sensitive Design” in 2019. […]