Ryan Calo

@rcalo.bsky.social

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I am a law professor and information scientist at the University of Washington. I have a book coming out next year about law and technology that I hope you read. 💙

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Ryan Calo is an American legal scholar, internationally recognized within the fields of emerging technology, especially privacy, robotics, and artificial intelligence. He is a co-founder of the University of Washington Tech Policy Lab and the Center for an Informed Public which focuses on combating misinformation. .. more

Political science 27%

Computer science 24%

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Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 21h

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 22h

Ryan Calo's @rcalo.bsky.social new book, LAW AND TECHNOLOGY: A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH is here: amzn.to/4a0wdlF It's a short, very engaging, and highly-insightful read!

Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach

Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach [Calo, Ryan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach

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Daniel Solove @daniel-solove.bsky.social · 22h

Dealing with Technology’s Hazards – Wed, Dec 17, at 2 PM ET REGISTER (FREE) teachprivacy.com/video-dealin... Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social (Washington Law) and I will discuss Calo’s new book, Law and Technology: A Methodological Approach.

Video: Dealing with Technology's Hazards

Dealing with Technology's Hazards Wed, Dec 17, at 2 PM ET Daniel Solove and Ryan Calo (U. Washington Law) will discuss Calo’s new book, Law and

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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 2d

Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough.

Pertussis, best prevented with a vaccine, has killed three Kentucky babies in the last 12 months.

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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern

A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.

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Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 2d

Coming for Tim 😉

Amazon Hot New Releases in Science and Technology Law

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Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 6d

In Seattle December 1? Come learn about AI and the environment!

Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 8d

you: I’m impressed by gen AI
me: I saw the 1991 video Black & White

Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 9d

Are you thinking of using Law & Technology: A Methodical Approach to teach? Please get in touch with me if so! I can get you a copy of the book and am keeping track of courses and syllabi. www.law-and-technology.com/interviews-a...

Interviews and Book Talks — Law and Technology

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Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 9d

My new book Law and Technology: A Methodical Approach is now available as an ebook! www.ebooks.com/en-us/book/3...

Law and Technology

Technology is difficult to study, let alone regulate. While law is uniquely positioned to channel technology toward human flourishing, technology poses special challenges to law and governance, obscur...

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Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 10d

The U.S. took money away from the hungry and from basic medical research to give millions to this organization.

Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 12d

“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”

Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 12d

"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
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Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 10d

new Ken Burns dropped

Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 12d

Not that precise issue, but the book would provide a sensible path for analyzing it!

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 12d

“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”

Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 12d

"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
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Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody

More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.

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Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 14d

Gosh, I don’t know. I’ll ask

Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 14d

So excited for this 🥹

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Kyra Wilson @kyrawilson.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks to @uwnews.uw.edu for covering my + @aylincaliskan.bsky.social's recent work published at AIES 2025! www.washington.edu/news/2025/11...

People mirror AI systems’ hiring biases, study finds

In a new UW study, 528 participants worked with simulated AI systems to select job candidates. The researchers simulated different levels of racial biases for resumes from white, Black, Hispanic and.....

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Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 19d

It's sporadic! I'll try to post about it

Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 19d

First time holding my book 🥹 Thanks UCLA!

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Kaitlyn Zhou @kaitlynzhou.bsky.social · 21d

No better time to start learning about that #AI thing everyone's talking about...

📢 I'm recruiting PhD students in Computer Science or Information Science @cornellbowers.bsky.social!

If you're interested, apply to either department (yes, either program!) and list me as a potential advisor!

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 22d

NEARLY A MILLION NEW YORKERS TO REPORTEDLY FLEE NYC AS MAMDANI BECOMES MAYOR — POSSIBLY IGNITING MASS EXODUS, PER NYP

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 23d

if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.

can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.

What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue

This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...

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Ryan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 25d

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Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 25d

If you're at all interested in the direction technology is taking us legally, politically, economically, or socially, I urge you to listen to this @techpolicypress.bsky.social podcast from @justinhendrix.bsky.social talks to @rcalo.bsky.social about his new book:

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