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Harvard Law Today

Copyright law ‘struggling’ to parse AI’s ascendancy

People need to document their contributions to receive protection for AI-generated work, legal scholars say

Why does US copyright law have a hard time determining when AI-generated works deserve copyright protection?

Jun 10, 2026
Jewish Insider

As AI reshapes society, Jewish leaders grapple with what comes next

"Should rabbis be allowed to use AI to write sermons?"

Jun 5, 2026
The Yale Law Journal

The Internet and the Lost Law of Transit

"Despite [the internet's] importance, no doctrine of transit constrains states’ power to block or disrupt internet traffic that merely passes through their territory."

May 31, 2026
LSE Business Review

Which market will dominate the semiconductor industry in the next decade?

Bruno Sergi and Faculty Associate Mark Esposito argue that the semiconductor industry will be dominated in the 2030s by whoever trains the most engineers, builds the most…

May 29, 2026
The Institute for Peace & Diplomacy

When Guardrails Become the Stakes

AI Governance and the Beijing Summit

The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing realized the leaders' mutual recognition of the limits we must impose on AI.

May 28, 2026
The Conversation

Chilling effects of Trump’s war on free speech extend far beyond campus walls – and that’s the point

"[Students] are self-censoring and disengaging from campaign activism to avoid punitive measures."

May 27, 2026
Jello Menorah

14 mostly Jewish thoughts on the Pope's AI Encyclical

"Judaism’s smallness and decentralization allows for lots of little experiments with AI theology and AI policy. I want to see local religious leaders play with AI in both ideas…

May 26, 2026
Wall Street Journal

Your Chatbot has a Long Memory. That Isn't Always a Good Thing.

It may keep offering you advice based on information that may be dated-or wasn't even about you in the first place.

Chief AI Scientist Josh Joseph is quoted in the WSJ.

May 25, 2026
Slate

There's a Simple Reason Why I'm Sure A.I. Won't Achieve Consciousness

The individual pieces create a kind of illusion

"Looking at the early history of film helps us better understand AI---and why it's not conscious."

May 25, 2026
Tech Policy Press

The World Is Already Resisting AI. Now, There is a List to Prove It.

Petra Molnar spotlights the launch of the AI Resist List, documenting global challenges to AI expansion.

May 21, 2026
Knight First Amendment Institute

Do AI Risks Require Extraordinary Government Intervention?

Faculty Associate Arvind Narayanan and Affiliate Sayash Kapoor lay out the downsides of extraordinary government intervention in response to new technology.

May 21, 2026
Auditing AI

Auditing AI

How tech companies, journalists, and policymakers can prevent AI decision-making from going wrong.

Auditing AI is a first-of-its-kind exploration of why and how to audit artificial intelligence systems.

May 21, 2026
BBC

Government publishes single-sex spaces guidance

Fellow Mara Bolis is featured in a BBC The World Tonight segment.

May 21, 2026
Tech Policy Press

The Web Is Being Made Accessible for AI, Not People

Faculty Associate Jonathan Zong and Frank Elavsky note that web developers are accommodating AI 'readers.'

May 20, 2026
Informa

VC, policy and entrepreneurship

Europe needs to upgrade its innovation flywheel

BKC Affiliate Paul Fehlinger discusses how to better bridge the innovation, capital, and policy worlds.

May 15, 2026
EU Reporter

Europe’s New War on Corruption

Can AI Succeed Where Politicians Failed?

Faculty Associate Mark Esposito and Bruno S. Sergi have a new analysis on AI, politics, and corruption which argues that Europe has become "the world's largest live experiment" in…

May 14, 2026
the new york times

Dozens of Polymarket Bets Show Signs of Insider Trading, The Times Finds

References conversation with Jonathan Zittrain and Polymarket's Shayne Coplan

The New York Times' Stuart A. Thompson and David Yaffe-Bellany catalogue likely indications of insider trading in Polymarket bets. The article references and links to an in-depth…

May 14, 2026
arXiv

Synthetic Sociality

How Generative models Privatize the Social Fabric

Ana Dodik and Faculty Associate Moira Weigel put forth a critical theoretical framework for analyzing generative statistical models.

May 13, 2026
Transforming Society

After lockdown streaming, disabled audiences were shut out again

Faculty Associate Magda Romanska reflects on the return to in-person arts programming after COVID-spurred digitization.

May 12, 2026
USA Today

UK kids bypass age checks with fake facial hair, new survey finds

"Plunkett believes parents can educate themselves about harmful online content and how easy it is for their children to access it ‒ whether intentionally or not."

May 10, 2026