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The impact of AI on information environments has prompted questions around its ethical regulation, and alignment with the EU AI Act is increasingly necessary. As the first AI regulation in the world, combined with the Brussels effect, the EU is a global AI regulatory leader. This context is compounded by the volatility of other global powers. Information sciences can make unique contributions to policy development with its focus at the intersection of information, technology, and people. This paper reports on the second phase of a project, initiated in 2023, analyzing ethical similarities and differences between the EU’s Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI and the US’ AI Bill of Rights, using qualitative content analysis. Findings demonstrate that ethical differences can be resolved while accounting for similarities. Implications suggest collective need for international cooperation and compliance. This paper provides a case study for detailed info-ethical analysis for regulatory alignment.

Cyberdeviant behaviors refer to deviant information behaviors in digital environments. In organizational contexts, it specifically refers to employees’ intentional actions that violate organizational norms regarding the seeking, sharing, producing, or use of information. Despite its significance, this phenomenon has received limited attention in Library and Information Science (LIS) research. This study adopts a mixed-methods approach to examine how Confucian duty ethics shape cyberdeviant behaviors. Study 1 develops and validates a measurement scale capturing four dimensions of Confucian duty ethics. Study 2 employs Latent Profile Analysis to identify distinct user ethical profiles based on proximal and distal duties. Results reveal that employees characterized by strong distal but weak proximal duty are more likely to engage in cyberdeviant behaviors. This study contributes to LIS literature by introducing a culturally grounded ethical framework and highlighting the divergent roles of proximal and distal duties in shaping deviant information practices.

This paper explores the role of metadata in the repatriation of cultural artifacts, emphasizing the ethical and practical challenges posed by current documentation practices in museums and cultural heritage institutions. While metadata serves as a critical tool for managing collections, its limitations, particularly in documenting acquisition and provenance, create significant gaps that hinder efforts for meaningful repatriation. Drawing on examples from the Spurlock Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the paper highlights how the absence of dedicated fields for acquisition information can obscure the complexities of ownership, power dynamics, and colonial histories. The paper also examines the rise of digital repatriation, discussing its potential to complement physical returns but also its limitations in addressing broader cultural and ethical issues. The paper argues for the development of an ethical framework for repatriation grounded in four principles: incorporating provenance into published metadata, transparency and accountability, collaboration and inclusivity, and ethical stewardship and long-term commitment. By expanding the concept of provenance beyond ownership, cultural heritage institutions can contribute to restorative justice and reconciliation, ensuring that repatriation efforts are not only legally sound but also ethically grounded in respect for cultural sovereignty.