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Cyberattacks shake voters’ trust in elections, regardless of party
Bruce Schneier and coauthors argue that even attempted cyberattacks on election infrastructure can erode public trust…
AI is fuelling a new wave of border vigilantism in the US
Petra Molnar details a disturbing new artificial intelligence platform - ICERAID.us - which "offers cryptocurrency…
The Age of Integrity
Bruce Schneier demonstrates the ever-growing importance of data integrity, proposing a novel research program on…
Will AI take your job? The answer could hinge on the 4 S's of the technology's advantages over humans
Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders speak to fears about AI replacing humans' jobs, opining that this will only happen…
AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks
Greg Leppert weighs in on AI developers' use of written texts, rather than simply digital ones, to train LLMs.
Bluesky trust and safety is too important to be left to Bluesky
Jonathan Bellack argues that Bluesky is nearing the end of the timeframe in which it can build a truly participatory…
United States Digital Service Origins
BKC Affiliate Kathy Pham introduces The United States Digital Service Origins, an oral history of the USDS featuring…
The Federal Government in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Affiliate Bruce Schneier testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform concerning DOGE's…
Featured Programs
See all ProgramsProfessional Learning and Engagement
Professional Learning and Engagement (PLE) at the Berkman Klein Center offers transformative experiences for…
Fellowship Program
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and…
The Institute for Rebooting Social Media
The Institute for Rebooting Social Media is a three-year "pop-up" initiative that will address the biggest questions in…
Applied Social Media Lab
A new home for technologists and practitioners to reimagine, rebuild, and reboot social media to serve the public good…
Featured Projects
See all Projects & ToolsNetwork of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers
A collaborative initiative focused on interdisciplinary research on the development, social impact, policy implications…
metaLAB (at) Harvard
Explores the digital arts and humanities through research, teaching, publications, and exhibitions
Lumen
Lumen collects and studies online content removal requests, providing transparency and supporting research and analysis…
Nymity
Nymity creates a “trustspace” where participants feel free to explore ideas without the pressures of personal…
Featured Topics
See all TopicsEthics and Governance of AI
The rapidly growing capabilities and increasing presence of AI-based systems in our lives raise pressing questions about the impact, governance, ethics, and accountability of these technologies around the…
Media, Democracy, & Public Discourse
The way we communicate online evolves and changes shape rapidly. Through research, the building of tools, and bringing together diverse viewpoints and underrepresented voices, we seek to examine, analyze,…
Technology & the Law
Software, hardware, platforms, and networks are regulated by sometimes conflicting and overlapping sets of laws, policies, and norms. New technologies are constantly creating new frontiers for policymaker…
Governance of Technology & the Internet
Networked technologies are complex, multi-layered, interdependent, and subject to multiple competing interests. Through original research and by creating connections between stakeholders, we work to build…