Joel Dibble

Comms for Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at SCU, storyteller, husband, father, friend, surfer and purveyor of dad jokes. Views are my own.

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In her recent essay, "The Viability Trap: How Prediction Markets Distort Elections Before Voting Begins," Davina Hurt, Ethics Center director, government ethics, says perceptions of viability are increasingly mediated by markets rather than voters.

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Ann Skeet spoke to Newsweek about the growing need for legislation protecting against insider knowledge in the prediction market space. Read more at https://t.co/XTuIOVCC6M

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Davina Hurt, director of government ethics, quoted by San Francisco Chronicle speaking about how a nonprofit received payment from Berkeley despite missing milestones. "It breaks the public's trust that their money isn't being well spent," she said. https://t.co/4upP79kqFj

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The Center—Santa Clara University's fourth Center of Distinction—will unite 100+ faculty across engineering, law, business, and the humanities to advance #appliedAI that is fair, transparent, and built to serve the common good.
Full press release → https://t.co/tsE8VZ1a8i

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📣 Join us for the 2026 Reagan Lecture featuring Dr. Debra Houry, formerly the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science at the CDC, from 4 to 5:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, at @SantaClaraUniv.

🎟️ https://t.co/9jY4lyK32O

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Speakers Sue Siegel, Ann Gregg Skeet, James D. White, are joined by moderator, F. Daniel Siciliano for deeper look at ethical culture through a governance lens.

11 a.m. PDT Thurs., Apr. 23. https://t.co/eJynBOhnKE

#svdx #siliconvalleydirectors #ethics #governance #ai

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📣 Join us for the 2026 Reagan Lecture featuring Dr. Debra Houry, formerly the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science at the CDC, from 4 to 5:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, at @SantaClaraUniv.

🎟️ https://t.co/9jY4lyK32O

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Because ethics matter to the world!

In our fellowships, internships, events, and workshops, SCU students develop their ethical decision-making muscles.

Help us reach our goals of 50 & 90 gifts to unlock $75K in additional challenge gifts.

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📣 Join us for the 2026 Reagan Lecture featuring Dr. Debra Houry, formerly the Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Director for Program and Science at the CDC, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, at @SantaClaraUniv.

🎟️ https://t.co/9jY4lyK32O

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As the NCAA March Madness tournament generates billions in gambling revenue, the risk of "amateur" athletes being targeted for game manipulation by betting interests has become a major ethical concern. Is it fair to profit from the players? What could possibly go wrong?

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🤖Brian Green, directory of technology ethics, spoke to the National Catholic Register about the importance of the Anthropic CEO’s recent ethical decision regarding the Pentagon, autonomous weapons, and AI.

🔗https://t.co/Sm1v8KHJXT

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📣The February ’26 Ethics Center Newsletter is here!

✨Meet our 2025–26 Health Care Ethics Interns
✨Explore new bioethics essays
✨Register for events with Dr. Debra Houry & Ruha Benjamin
✨Apply for the Health Care Ethics Internship

https://t.co/lFDDclKHb2

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✍️Director of Religious and Catholic Ethics, David DeCosse, was published in the National Catholic Reporter, discussing Archbishop Broglio's statements on conscientious objection.

🔗 https://t.co/EXnxMv9HA2

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CNN reports President Donald Trump bought up to $2 million in Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery stock after a major merger announcement. Ann Skeet, @leaderethics, told CNN the timing raises ethical concerns given the president’s role in merger decisions.

https://t.co/uhShHGla8l

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📣 Join us for a fireside chat with Eric Horvitz, @erichorvitz, Chief Scientific Officer of Microsoft, and Irina Raicu, @iethics, from Noon-1 p.m PST on Wed. Feb. 4, 2026 in Lucas Hall. Register for free below!

https://t.co/BEXesdvcbt

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The Markkula Center’s 2024–25 Annual Report “Ensuring AI is Force for Good” is out now!

💡Learn more about our work to ensure that AI innovation is guided by human values and ethical reflection.

Read it here: https://t.co/ER05exC4GW

#SantaClaraUniversity #Ethics

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Note: this is "not an #ethics algorithm; there is no such thing": https://t.co/6uCKf27KtD

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💡What do we know about chatbot psychosis and what are the implications for users and companies? Join @iethics with @sjgadler, ex-OpenAI safety researcher and author, to learn more about the “chatbot psychosis” experience.🤖🧠

Register with Link Below!

https://t.co/naMYIo9pQU

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How will AI transform health care for patients, organizations, and society? Join Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, Ethics Center director of bioethics, for insights on responsible AI use in medicine. 1 to 2 p.m. PDT, Friday, Oct. 10th, Benson Center, Williman Room.

https://t.co/UOqIaApKzw

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“Remember you are leading people, not technology.” Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, on safeguarding human dignity in the AI + Big Tech era, via @NCRonline. #AI #Leadership #SCU 🔗: https://t.co/cD82XYBKL7