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AI and Fair Use- Anthropic AI case

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Judge William Alsup of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California ruled Monday that Anthropic’s use of copyrighted books for AI model training of its chatbot Claude on millions of copyrighted books was legal under U.S. copyright law if it had purchased those books. Anthropic won its “fair use” argument. However, Anthropic may be liable for billions of dollars in damages for allegedly pirating over 7 million books for its digital library. This District Court decision on the” fairness of taking copyrighted material to train generative artificial intelligence is a mixed outcome for tech companies and content creators that could prompt both parties to seek coexistence, according to attorneys, with the judge concluding that while the technology is “spectacularly” transformative, using pirated material is inexcusable.”

EPP Executive Cmte meeting March 28, 2025

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EPP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

March 28, 2025

Next meeting April 25, 2025 time: 1-2 pm (EST)

 ITEMS DISCUSSED:

  1. Sessions scheduled

Technical Session 1 – Monday 6/23 11 -12:30 rm 522C (moderator needed)

Technical Session 2 – Monday 6/23 1:30 – 3:00 rm 516D (Moderator-John)

Poster session – Monday 6/23 9:15 – 10:45

Panel session – Tuesday 6/24 11 – 12:30 (waiting on Beth Cady to confirm)

 

  1. Division Mixer- Sunday 3:30 – 5:30 rm 517CD
  2. Hadi will prepare poster – My thought triad: Government/Engineering/Public

 

 

 

Engineering                      Public

  1. 3X5 card outlining EPP – thoughts?
  2. Raffle tickets – I will purchase a roll (yellow – preferred)- Award (2) Social event tickets ($10 value each)

 

  1. Social Event – Reubens (514-866-1029) Booked: Reuben’s Deli & Steakhouse for 20 on 23/06/25 Mon 6:00 p.m. See more: https://n.opn.tl/Lszw6Gqo.

Listed on NEMO as ticketed event

888 Sainte-Catherine Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3B 1E2, Canada

 

  1. Contacted 3/28/2025 at 2 pm: reservation made for 20 persons at 6 pm.
  2. Menu a la carte

 

  1. Best paper – I will review reviewer comments- John and I will review for award. I Will contact ASEE for funds.

 

  1. I will contact ASEE re: purchase of Amazon gift cards- 3 @ $25 each.

 

  1. Business meeting agenda to be set, include discussion on name change

Prelim agenda:

  1. Welcome and Introductions
  2. Comments by the Chair
  3. Comments by the PIC Chair
  4. EPP division 2024 – 2025 in review
  5. Best Paper Award
  6. Elections for:
    1. Program Chair
    2. Webmaster
  7. Plenary: Division name change
  8. Any other business
  9. Review and wrap-up

EPP Executive Cmte meeting February 17, 2025

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EPP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

REMINDER-SPEAKER, NEWSLETTER NEXT MTG LAST WEEK OF MARCH

February 17,2025

 AGENDA ITEMS:

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

  • DIVISION MIXER
  1. 6’ TABLE, 24 X 36 EASEL (EPP matl from ASEE?)
  • Storyboard items- Need to be developed (current year)
  • EMERGING SCHOLARS- UNDERGRAD/GRAD? ASK ASEE FOR GUIDANCE PIC 1 CHAIR ELLIOT
  • Teaching modules- Need to be developed (next year)
  • NSF language – Need to be developed (current year)
  • Two Social Event Tickets Drawing (giveaway) funded by EPP ($20) need roll of tickets
  • Merit Badges- How many and categories (John, Hadi)

 

  1. Social event (Monday evening) tickets ($10 limit to 20?)WHEN, WHERE, BUDGET (50-60 cd)

 

  • $10 TICKETED EVENT
  • Giveaways 3-5 Gift Cards- (AMAZON) need to set amounts$$ ($25?)
  1. Attract members to bus mtg- ideas

Restaurants:

  1. Cafeparvis

https://www.cafeparvis.com/reservations

For groups of 6+
info@cafeparvis.com

Current exchange $1=1.43 CAD

 

  1. esto-universel.com

https://www.resto-universel.com/menus/

FOR LARGE PARTY RESERVATIONS:
Info@resto-universel.com

 

  1. REUBEN’S DELI & STEAKHOUSE™
    1116 Sainte-Catherine W.
    Montreal, Qc H3B 1H4

    Home


    866.1029

 

  1. https://www.timeout.com/fr/time-out-market-montreal

 

HAS LARGEST CROSS-SECTION OF ETHNIC AND DIETARY FOODS

https://timeoutmarkets.tripleseat.com/party_request/22679

Montreal Eaton Centre, at 705 Rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest

CLOSES 9 PM

  1. Nyk’s Bistro Pub does not appear to have a room to accomodate
  2. Bar Furco $2000 in sales plus taxes and tip – need to check if US or Canadian dollars

CONFERENCE EPP EVENTS – Mixer, Monday Social, anything else?(TOUR- McGill or other), Cady- Panel

 

Awards –By-Laws- Best Paper (Cash award- $100)

Certificate for best paper and mounted $25 (John)

Cmte for best paper- john, sal, lawler, danielle

 

 

 

 

 

NEW BUSINESS:

Winter Newsletter- items/topics?

Speakers for next webinar- Cady and National Academy? And Laura from PCAST

 

ELP- CONVERSATION

EPP Executive Cmte meeting January 8, 2025

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ENGINEERING AND PUBLIC POLICY

ANNUAL  MEETING

JUNE 22, 2025

 

AGENDA

  • REVIEW 2025 WORK OF THE OFFICERS
  • DIVISION NAME CHANGE

 

  • NEWSLETTERS
  • Conference events planning for ASEE 2026
  • SPEAKER SERIES – develop a list of speakers
  • 2026 Awards –
  • ELECTION OF OFFICERS – slate needs to be developed
  • $funds to sponsor sessions from outside sources will be needed to shore up finances from lack of ASEE funding

 

 

 

NEEDED:

Section 1. Officers The Division’s officers shall be as indicated below

  1. Chair,
  2. Vice Chair for the Conference Program,
  3. Vice Chair for Public Relations and Outreach,
  4. Vice Chair for Administration,

2 f. Such other Officers as may be appointed by the Executive Committee (e.g., standing or ad hoc committee chairs), and
 g. The Immediate Past Chair.

Must review the bylaws for next year implementation.

Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

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EPP EXEC CMTE MTG

11_4_2024

Executive Committee Members: Salvatore Marsico, Daniel Oerther, John Reisel, Hadi Ali

AGENDA ITEMS Discussed

A) DIVISION MIXER

    1. 6’ TABLE, 24 X 36 EASEL
      • Storyboard items-
      • Teaching modules
      • NSF language
      • Three Social Event Tickets
      • Merit Badges

 

    1. Social event tickets
      • SOCIAL EVENT
      • WHEN, WHERE, BUDGET
      • $5 DONATION
      • Giveaways 3-5 Gift Cards-

B) WINTER NEWSLETTER

  • ARTICLES Contributed by EPP members
  • Speakers and Dates
  • Items of interest

C) SPEAKER SERIES

    • LARA FROM PCAST
    • ASEE CONFERENCE POSSIBLE PCAST MEMBER AS SPEAKER

D) Best paper Award, Plaque

 

November 7 career opportunity posting

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Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering invites applications for the position of Professor and Head of the Department of Engineering and Public Policy.

Excerpt from full position announcement below.

The Department of Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) https://www.cmu.edu/epp/index.html at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) seeks a visionary, empathetic, entrepreneurial, and experienced leader as its next Department Head. EPP, established in 1976, is a unique department focused on bringing interdisciplinary methods to policy problems where the technical details matter and to technology problems where the social impacts matter.  EPP research spans many areas of engineering including artificial intelligence, climate and the environment, energy systems, information and communications technology, risk analysis, security and privacy, technology innovation, and the intersections with policy, societal change, equity, and the developing world. Our current efforts are civic-minded and involve working with policymakers at local, regional, state, national, and international levels. Our faculty have broad disciplinary training, strong analytical skills, and a passion for changing the world.

EPP seeks an accomplished leader to provide strategic vision and outstanding operational management to oversee world-class research and educational programs. The Department Head will build upon and strengthen the culture of interdisciplinary collaboration, innovation, and respect in the department and across the university, expand the reputation of the department, lead the department in strategic planning, deliver a high-quality student experience, promote diversity within the department and institution, build alumni interactions and fundraising, demonstrate a commitment to high-quality administration, and oversee the day-to-day operations of the department. We are dedicated to continuing to build upon a diverse and inclusive research and educational environment and seek applicants who can help us do that.

 

Individuals with interdisciplinary expertise across a wide range of areas including the engineering, science, and policy domains will be considered. Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. or doctoral degree in a field of engineering or science closely related to department activities and have experience in the area of policy. Additionally, applicants must be qualified for an appointment at the rank of Professor of Engineering with tenure in EPP or jointly with another department.

October 2, 2024 Posting

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  • Carbon Removal Social (Science)

Join us for the New Tools for Science Policy seminar on October 3, where experts will present groundbreaking research on carbon removal initiatives. Speakers include Holly Jean Buck (University of Buffalo), Mahmud Farooque and Amanda Borth (ASU-CSPO), and Sara Nawaz (American University), followed by a discussion with Rory Jacobsen (Department of Energy) and Marcela Mulholland (Carbon Removal Alliance). Explore the role of public perception, policy, ethics, and community engagement in ensuring effective and equitable CDR efforts.

 

Join us for a reception immediately following the panel, where we can continue the conversation over refreshments from 5pm-6pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

 

  • October 22-24, Fall School on Citizens’ Assemblies, Phoenix, AZ

Interest in Citizens’ Assemblies is rising across North America, with public authorities increasingly commissioning deliberative processes. In response, ASU’s CSPO is partnering with the Federation for Innovation in Democracy (FIDE) to offer a workshop and training program. The Citizens’ Assembly School is designed for civil servants, politicians, civil society members, and private sector representatives looking to understand and implement Citizens’ Assemblies and other deliberative methods.

 

More information: https://www.fide.eu/north-america/fall-school-2024 

 

  • November 12: FAS-CSPO Workshop: Building Public Capacity to Participate in R&D, ASU Washington, DC Center

 

This workshop, co-organized by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) and ASU’s Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes (CSPO), will bring together federal S&T funding agencies, philanthropies, and think tanks to discuss best practices for funding community-based organizations. Topics include identifying and supporting communities, alternative outcome metrics, and sustainability amid shifting resources. Panels will feature federal agency reps, community members, and case studies of community funding initiatives. For more information, email Arthur Daemmrich, arthur.daemmrich@asu.edu.

 

Engage directly with U.S. audiences in helping to explain the work of the Department of State or foreign audiences in helping to promote U.S. foreign policy and improve understanding of U.S. culture and society. 

Hybrid (Phoenix, Az), Pay – $19.00/hour

 

Database design for clinical research requires careful planning to ensure the accurate collection, storage, and retrieval of study data.

 

Designing a database begins with identifying the key research objectives, which guide the selection of data elements such as patient demographics, medical history, treatment, and outcomes. The database structure or schema involves normalized tables to collate data obtained using standardized and systematic methods to minimize redundancy and ensure data integrity, using relational models to capture relationships between various entities like patients, treatments, and outcomes. Data types and formats should be standardized, with fields designated for specific data entry requirements (e.g., date fields, numeric values).

 

Database design supports easy querying for statistical analysis and reporting, enabling researchers to track trends, evaluate interventions, and draw meaningful conclusions from the data.

 

The Science Policy & Diplomacy Speaker Series at the University of Arizona, held annually each fall, features presentations from esteemed global experts in science policy and diplomacy. This series offers a platform for scholars, scientists, policymakers, and students to delve into the intersection of science and diplomacy. We are honored to invite you to participate in lectures delivered by distinguished speakers, including university professors, industry leaders, and experts in science diplomacy. Each session comprises a lecture followed by a moderated Q&A, held virtually via Zoom. Registration is required.

 

Thursday, October 10 | 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. EST time

Zoom

 

Speaker: Esther Duflo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

In this lecture, Esther Duflo will share her experience working in collaboration with policymakers in the developing world, and highlight the critical role of bringing a “plumbing” mindset to policy-relevant research: a mindset where policymakers realize that any program has so many dimensions that it is very difficult to get them all right, and where there is a need for constant experimentation and tinkering for policies to reach their full potential.