they may ignore issues related to accessibility, and/or disregard data privacy. In so doing, OEP may perpetrate harm upon the very groups whom advocates and practitioners seek to serve
As faculty who are considering what it means to bring OEP into our classrooms in this particular moment (fall of 2025) this note about perpetrating harm unintentionally resonates with our conversations. Specifically, how do we balance the risks that are changing and evolving for putting information into the public sphere (eg. depending on your context individuals can be targeted)? What does the evolution of how AI uses our information that's publicly available mean for the risks of doing OEPs in our classes?