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How Hashtag Culture Influences International Conversations
In her new book "Memes to Movements," An Xiao Mina explores how people from a historically overlooked nation such as…
Remedies for Platform Bias
During confirmation hearings AG nominee William Barr is asked how private social media platform's could explicitly…
Americanize my name
This app uses US Census Data and a linguistic algorithm to "Americanize" submitted names, and provoke thought about how…
Drones & Dreams
This new publication from the Digital Asia Hub collects the outputs of a two-day speculative fiction–writing workshop…
Dialogue Series on New Economic and Social Frontiers
Questions are emerging regarding the adequacy of our current economic policies and practices, the social contract…
The author you need to read now: Tressie McMillan Cottom
In her new book “Thick: And Other Essays," Berkman Klein Faculty Associate Tressie McMillan Cottom tackles topics…
Detain/Release
A legal education simulation puts students in the role of a county judge at a bail hearing, and prompts them to detain…
Ethics and Technology
How ethics embeds in technology
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Youth and Media
Youth and Media (YaM) encompasses an array of research, advocacy, and development initiatives around youth (age 12-18)… More
metaLAB (at) Harvard
Explores the digital arts and humanities through research, teaching, publications, and exhibitions More
AI: Global Governance and Inclusion
In a world challenged by growing domestic and international inequalities, policymakers face hard problems and difficult… More
AI: Algorithms and Justice
The use of algorithms in the judiciary has already raised significant questions about bias and fairness, and looking… More
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See all TopicsEthics and Governance of AI
The rapidly growing capabilities and increasing presence of AI-based systems in our lives is raising pressing questions about the impact, governance, ethics, and accountability of these techn… More
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… More
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… More
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, analy… More
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Is A.I Laughing at us?
Artificial intelligence and art, how humor and creativity interrelate, and the successes and the shortcomings of new Al… More
“My Constellation is Space”: Towards a Theory of Black Cyberculture
VIDEO & PODCAST: Utilizing critical technocultural discourse analysis, Afro-optimism, and libidinal economic theory, Dr… More
The State of Online Speech and Governance
VIDEO & PODCAST: The State of Online Speech and Governance: Featuring Monika Bickert & Jonathan Zittrain in conversation More
Promoting Fairness, Equity, and Human Rights in Tech
VIDEO & PODCAST: A broad overview of the landscape for regulating cutting-edge digital technologies in Europe and the US More