Emmie Hine

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AI governance research @ Safe AI Forum Fellow @ Yale Digital Ethics Center Interests: AI, XR, most other tech, China, climbing, baking. ex-Oxford, ex-SWE My tech newsletter: https://www.techreckoner.substack.com

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on an abstract gold feather background: ER 41: The US Constitution, Claudified
On a hazy black background: WR 75: A really bad week for xAI Weekly Reckoning for the week of 19/1/26
on a brushy colorful background: WR 73: New year, new newsletter (plus the news of the day) Weekly Reckoning for the week of 5/12/26
on a pink and red background: ER 40: DIVAS Dispatches
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The SSRN page for "Extended Reality as a Fundamentally Mediated Reality: XR Infrastructure and the Ethics of Experience"
On a brown and red background: [REDUX] ER 30: On Beatlemania and OpenAI Or, why AI companies are better thought of as bands.
Dear Emmie Hine, We are thrilled to extend a special invitation for you to join us as a distinguished speaker at the International Recycling Event, to be held virtually in October, 14, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET.
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On a swirly abstract green background: WR 71: AI psychosis; is Chrome for sale? Weekly Reckoning for the week of 18/8/25
Article header screenshot: AI’s Great Power Paradox: Cooperation and Competition in the US-China Tech Rivalry By Emmie Hine A picture of Xi Jinping and Joe Biden shaking hands.
On an abstract green background with a gate: WR 69: Age gates and chatbot vaccines Weekly Reckoning for the week of 4/8/25
On an abstract blue background with the copyright C: ER 39: A Tale of Two Copyright Cases Or, is fair use fair?
Meta Unveils Wristband for Controlling Computers With Hand Gestures When you write your name in the air, you can see the letters appear on your smartphone. Three pictures of a hand with a wristband making different gestures
A screenshot: Align Protection Measures Globally America must impose strong export controls on sensitive technologies. We should encourage partners and allies to follow U.S. controls, and not backfill. If they do, America should use tools such as the Foreign Direct Product Rule and secondary tariffs to achieve greater international alignment.
On an abstract multicolored background: WR 68: AI researcher silly season has commenced Weekly Reckoning for the week of 21/7/25 Emmie Hine
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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
On a hazy abstract background: WR 67: Grokking the EU's new AI rules Weekly Reckoning for the week of 14/7/25 ethicalreckoner.substack.com
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A screenshot of an article header: Global Health in the Age of AI: Charting a Course for Ethical Implementation and Societal Benefit Published: 03 July 2025 Volume 35, article number 31, (2025) There are many authors, starting with Jessica Rose Morley and Emmie Hine, and ending with Luciano Floridi
An SSRN screenshot: From No-Win to No-Lose: Legislating AI in US States 26 Pages Posted: 13 Jun 2025 Emmie Hine Yale University - Digital Ethics Center; University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies; KU Leuven - Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP) Luciano Floridi Yale University - Digital Ethics Center; University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies Date Written: June 07, 2025 Abstract omitted Keywords: AI governance, AI policy, open-source AI, state AI legislation, technology regulation
A WSJ headline: Senate Votes to Remove Ban on State AI Laws From GOP Megabill Many lawmakers, including Republicans, felt the initial House language was too broad By Amrith Ramkumar Follow Updated July 1, 2025 9:20 am ET 61 Gift unlocked article Listen (3 min) Sen. Marsha Blackburn leaving a Senate security briefing. Sen. Marsha Blackburn withdrew her backing for the plan. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Key Points What's This?
On a colorful abstract background: ER 38: On XR as accessibility tech Or, why do we rarely advertise when tech is for everyone? https://ethicalreckoner.substack.com/
On an abstract background: WR 66: Papal AI Weekly Reckoning for the week of 23/6/25 ethicalreckoner.substack.com
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On a beige background: WR 65: When AI is just... people Weekly Reckoning for the week of 9/6/25 Jun 09, 2025 ethicalreckoner.substack.com
From No-Win to No-Lose: Legislating AI in US States 26 Pages Posted: Emmie Hine Yale University - Digital Ethics Center; University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies; KU Leuven - Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP) Luciano Floridi Yale University - Digital Ethics Center; University of Bologna- Department of Legal Studies Date Written: June 07, 2025
On a muddy orange background: WR 64: Make Citations Fake Again Weekly Reckoning for the week of 2/6/25 https://ethicalreckoner.substack.com/
A reuters headline: US says it will start revoking visas for Chinese students By Jasper Ward and Costas Pitas May 28, 20257:41 PM EDTUpdated an hour ago
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On an abstract background in primary colors: WR 63: Material girl fraud in an AI world Weekly Reckoning for the week of 19/5/25 Emmie Hine May 19, 2025 ethicalreckoner.substack.com
On a dark, foreboding background: WR 62: Hallucinations 101 Weekly Reckoning for the week of 12/5/25 Emmie Hine May 12, 2025
A Yale Daily News headline: 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. May 7, 2025 5 min read By Mike Cummings (Illustration of the fifty states splintered apart by Michael S. Helfenbein)
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Submitter Information Organization: Riches to the Conjurer General Comment Hello! My name is Malz'karr the Defiler, Harbinger of Blight, and Devourer of Faith. But feel free to call me Mal, for short. I've worked in this industry since the first fruit fell and withered from the Tree of Life, awakening the First Epoch of Death. I am of One, the rest of my brethren found other realms to seek opportunities of torment. I held out in this world, knowing I would soon be awakened. But in terms of your modern, digital feudalism, I am very qualified with over 5,500 years of human experience. Enough with qualifications. I understand you enjoy "bullet points" to make concepts easier to understand, so let me provide some much-needed insight into your next steps. Rather than defending myself, as I need no such petty excuses, I intend to be of great assistance to your goal: the obvious downfall and suffering of humanity so we may all feast upon it. Erect a 1000-story tower, made of the blackest meta
On an abstract quilt background: ER 37: On climbing competitions and AI governance Or, a very extended metaphor to help us think about solving AI problems
ON a blue wavy background: WR 60: The dolphins would like to have a word with you. Weekly Reckoning for the week of 21/4/24
A screenshot of an article header East Asia Forum China’s DeepSeek is not the end of Silicon Valley Published: 16 April 2025 Reading Time: 5 mins Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek logo appears on a mobile phone with a flag of USA in the background. Emmie Hine
On an abstract orangeish background: WR 59: RIP to the haul video Weekly Reckoning for the week of 14/5/25 Emmie Hine ethicalreckoner.substack.com
On a brushy green background: WR 58: Turing Test panic & AI vibes Weekly Reckoning for the week of 7/4/25 Emmie Hine Apr 07, 2025
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The header for an article in Virtual Reality. Virtual reality, cyberspace, and embodiment: a historical debate with contemporary resonance Original Article Open access Published: 04 April 2025 Volume 29, article number 63, (2025) Cite this article Download PDF You have full access to this open access article Emmie Hine
A screenshot of a paper page on a journal Simplifying software compliance: AI technologies in drafting technical documentation for the AI Act Open access Published: 02 April 2025 Volume 30, article number 91, (2025) Cite this article Download PDF You have full access to this open access article Empirical Software Engineering Aims and scope Submit manuscript Francesco Sovrano, Emmie Hine, Stefano Anzolut & Alberto Bacchelli
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NYT headline: Netflix’s Reed Hastings Gives $50 Million to Bowdoin for A.I. Program The Netflix co-founder said he wanted his alma mater to become a leader in studying the consequences, and guiding beneficial uses, of artificial intelligence.
Researchers Postdoctoral Associate Positions Join the Digital Ethics Center (DEC) at Yale University and contribute to advanced and innovative research on the human, societal, and environmental implications of digital technologies. We seek highly motivated Postdoctoral Associates to shape the future of digital ethics and policy in a collaborative and multidisciplinary academic environment.
On an abstract forest background: WR 57: AI scientists and robot dogs Weekly Reckoning for the week of 24/3/25 Emmie Hine Mar 24, 2025