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The Dawn of the AI Era: Teens, Parents, and the Adoption of Generative AI at Home and School
In a newly-published reporta, Alexa Hasse illustrates the roles that generative AI software plays in teens' and parents…
Big publishers think libraries are the enemy
Molly White links a recent Second Circuit decision to a larger pattern of publishers' interference with libraries and,…
Massachusetts High Court Issues Ruling in Online Racial Profiling Case
The Cyberlaw Clinic welcomes the SJC's holding that the BPD violated the law by refusing to turn over evidence of…
Want to fight misinformation? Teach people how algorithms work
Sociodemographic data bears on algorithmic literacy.
Why Brazil Banned X
Have the country's efforts to combat fake news gone too far?
Big Tech Is Very Afraid of a Very Modest AI Safety Bill
"It’s like saying that a bill addressing wildfire risks should be rejected because it doesn’t address flooding risks."
A Hacker's Mind
HKS's Behind the Book series covers Bruce Schneier's latest work.
French authorities charge Telegram's CEO
Juan Ortiz Freuler breaks down the latest information on the case against Pavel Durov.
Featured Programs
See all ProgramsResearch Sprints
The BKC Research Sprints are a series of educational programs that bring together emerging scholars from around the…
Fellowship Program
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and…
Applied Social Media Lab
A new home for technologists and practitioners to reimagine, rebuild, and reboot social media to serve the public good…
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…
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…
CopyrightX
CopyrightX is a twelve-week networked course offered under the auspices of Harvard Law School, the HarvardX distance…
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…