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Grindr sends Egypt users a warning after alleged entrapments and arrests
BKC Affiliate Afsaneh Rigot comments on the arrests of LGBTQ+ people in Egypt.
Supreme Court to hear case on ‘Bad Spaniels’ v. Jack Daniel’s
Rebecca Tushnet discusses the Rogers test as a standard for trademark infringement which is implicated in a current…
Let me tell you, ChatGPT-like AI will not change our world
BKC Rebooting Social Media Visiting Scholar Yong Jin Park cautions against hype around generative AI, warning that…
How AI could write our laws
BKC Affiliates Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier write about the potential influence of ChatGPT and generative AI on…
Has Asian representation in film improved with ‘Everything, Everywhere, All At Once’?
BKC Affiliate Jenny Korn sits down with GBH News to discuss whether the success of “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once…
Stories on racial justice give power of memory to the slain
BKC affiliate Leonard Cortana was profiled by United Nations Human Rights for his work in human rights.
Photographs have always been manipulated. Will AI make things worse?
BKC Fellow Juliana Castro-Varon writes as a graphic designer about the effect AI image generators will have on a…
Meta Oversight Board with Julie Owono
BKC Affiliate Julie Owono discusses Facebook and Instagram content moderation via the Meta Oversight Board, of which…
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Copyright, Text Mining and AI Training
Faith Majekolagbe, Michael Geist, and Ruth L. Okediji discuss copyright issues and recent developments regarding text…
This panel discussion will explore tools the EU’s new Digital Services Act will offer to international researchers to…
Join us on April 5 for a discussion about how to reimagine the digital public square...
On April 4, Dr. Chao Mbogho will speak about the future of responsible computing in Kenya...
Featured Programs
See all ProgramsPolicy Practice
The Policy Practice is a public interest-oriented program that helps governmental, nonprofit, and private sector…
Initiative for a Representative First Amendment
IfRFA is a shared project between the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and the Cyberlaw Clinic.
Luncheon Series
The Berkman Klein Center Luncheon Series is a weekly forum for conversations about Internet issues and research. It is…
Fellowship Program
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and…
Featured Projects
See all Projects & ToolsYouth and Media
Youth and Media (YaM) encompasses an array of research, advocacy, and development initiatives around youth (age 12-18)…
Digital Identity
Exploring the ethical and human rights considerations of digital identity.
Algorithms and Justice
The use of algorithms in the judiciary has already raised significant questions about bias and fairness, and looking…
Harvard Open Access Project
The Harvard Open Access Project (HOAP) fosters the growth of open access to research, within Harvard and beyond.
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 technologi…
Internet Health
Censorship, filtering, throttling, dead links, blockages. The health of the Internet can be measured by the ease with which its users can access and share information. We develop tools and research to…
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…
Privacy & Security
Privacy violations are a serious threat to the health of the Internet and the effective use of technology. We study how people understand their privacy as users of technology, examine and document the…