May 5, 2026
Co-Director notes flaw in Meta’s threats in New Mexico
New York Post
A judge in New Mexico is considering whether the state attorney general’s requests to Meta amount to “overreach.” The New York Post article “New Mexico’s proposed kids safety fixes for Instagram, Facebook may go too far, judge warns” details how the state is embroiled in a case that has found Meta failed to protect children […]
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Co-Director’s book formally fills content gap
UW Daily
Seeing the need for books on approaching technology from a legal perspective, TPL Co-Director Ryan Calo wrote “Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach.” Calo, who holds a joint appointment at the UW Information School and an adjunct appointment at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, published his book in September 2025.
ArticleApril 15, 2026
TPL joins UW partners in hosting journalists to discuss risks, realities of AI chatbots
Tech Policy Lab
Seattle community members, students and professionals gathered at the Seattle Central Library on April 7 to hear from two of the country’s leading journalists about the potential perils that lie in adoption of AI. “The Risks and Realities of AI Chatbots” attracted over 100 people to a conversation moderated by Monica Nickelsburg of KUOW and […]
MoreApril 2, 2026
Co-Director receives Schmidt Sciences award
Tech Policy Lab
Co-Director Aylin Caliskan has been named a recipient of the 2025 Science of Trustworthy AI award from Schmidt Sciences to further explore large language models. Caliskan’s project, “Towards Understanding Motivated Reasoning in LLMs,” will investigate when, why, and how large language models (LLMs) exhibit human-like motivated reasoning. The goal is to make LLMs’ reasoning more […]
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March 3, 2026
Fall 2026 international engagement
Tech Policy Lab
In November, the Lab hosted an international group with representatives from four South Central Asian countries as part of a larger U.S. visit of leaders exploring various areas of tech policy. They discussed a wide variety of tech policy issues with the Lab, as well as how different legislative processes in different countries can present […]
MoreFebruary 27, 2026
If chatbots are therapists, what are obligations? Co-Director asks
A recent New York Times article considers the questions surrounding use of AI that endangers public safety, including instances where individuals built bombs or planned large-scale attacks. “When Chatbots Are Used to Plan Violence, Is There a Duty to Warn?” brings forward issues of privacy vs. safety, including questions around when to report to law enforcement […]
MoreFebruary 7, 2026
Co-Director named 2025 ACM Fellow
Tech Policy Lab
Co-Director Tadayoshi Kohno was named a 2025 Association for Computing Machinery Fellow. He is being recognized for leadership in cybersecurity for emerging technologies, security ethics, and sociotechnical security. ACM Fellows were selected by their peers for achieving remarkable results through their technical innovations and/or service to the field. “These men and women represent the top […]
MoreFebruary 1, 2026
Society + Tech initiative leads lively talk on privacy, surveillance
UW Information School
The University of Washington Society + Technology initiative convened a panel discussion on Jan. 12 to discuss “Who’s Watching? Privacy and Urban Surveillance.” The after-hours event at Halcyon Brewing Co. in Seattle was hosted by Society + Technology Director of Strategy and Operations Monika Sengul-Jones and moderated by Information School and School of Law Professor Ryan […]
ArticleJanuary 18, 2026
Fake sexualized images create real harm, TPL student says
CNET
xAI’s Grok is now under formal investigation in California for the tool’s creation of nonconsensual sexualized images. In addition to being potentially illegal these altered photos can inflict deep damage, according to Natalie Grace Brigham, Tech Policy Lab Ph.D. student who studies sociotechnical harms. “Although these images are fake, the harm is incredibly real,” Brigham […]
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