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New cohort joins current BKC fellows, progressing the Center’s AI research agenda
The app debuted at a digital identity symposium in April.
BKC 2025 Action Report with features on the programs, people, and products driving the Center's momentum over the last…
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When Guardrails Become the Stakes
The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing realized the leaders' mutual recognition of the limits we must impose on AI.
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."
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…
Your Chatbot has a Long Memory. That Isn't Always a Good Thing.
Chief AI Scientist Josh Joseph is quoted in the WSJ.
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.
Do AI Risks Require Extraordinary Government Intervention?
Faculty Associate Arvind Narayanan and Affiliate Sayash Kapoor lay out the downsides of extraordinary government…
Auditing AI
Auditing AI is a first-of-its-kind exploration of why and how to audit artificial intelligence systems.
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.'
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See all ProgramsApplied Social Media Lab
The Applied Social Media Lab (ASML) is an applied engineering lab that brings together a team of technologists and…
Professional 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…
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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…