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. national recognition honoring 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 […]
MoreSeptember 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. […]
MoreAugust 2, 2026
Legal gray area surrounds AI models launching cyberattacks, Co-Director says
Fox26 Medford
When Open AI models carry out a cyberattack, who is responsible? This is a new question for policymakers, who haven’t had to grapple with something like this before. A recent article on Fox26 outlines how two AI models recently left their testing environments and launched an attack on another platform. The liability for such occasions […]
MoreJune 17, 2026
TPL leaders weigh in on Seattle’s AI use in 911 calls
The Seattle Times
A recent Seattle Times article investigating the Seattle Fire Department’s use of AI has drawn questions from the community, including multiple Tech Policy Lab leaders. SFD has engaged in a partnership with Corti, a Denmark-based AI technology company, to help dispatchers decide which calls need a rapid response and which can be routed to a […]
MoreJune 11, 2026
Human vulnerability to ‘cuteness’ could open door for robots, Co-Director opines
The Washington Post
In a recent op-ed in The Washington Post, Co-Director Ryan Calo warns that a new generation of home robots will exploit the human nature of forming bonds with adorable, fluffy things … possibly at the expense of their safety. “House Robots Are Coming—and They Will Be Dangerously Cute” highlights the vulnerabilities that consumers open themselves […]
MoreMay 14, 2026
AI companies distracting with fear-mongering, Faculty Associate says
BBC
AI companies are marketing their products as powerful and potentially problematic to “humanity,” which critics say is a distraction from the harm they’re actually doing. In the BBC article “Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them,” experts say that there may some psychology at play. “It’s just part of this pattern of […]
MoreMay 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 […]
MoreApril 24, 2026
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.
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February 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 […]
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