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Rudy Fraser and Aymar Jean Christian discuss Blacksky, the Fraser-founded social media framework that empowers marginalized users by creating community-centered spaces and tech…

Martha Minow argues that local media is essential for the maintenance of democracy, and outlines ways that individuals can support local news.

“Platforms’ content moderation of terrorism-related content currently sits at a troubling equilibrium,” writes Faculty Associate Evelyn Douek. She examines how the Supreme Court's…

Mason Kortz weighs in on whether the Arizona Supreme Court's experimental AI avatars will resonate with the Court's audience.

Affiliate Paul Fehlinger and Nicolas Colin argue that venture capital's shift toward policy engagement is critical but comes with risks.

Faculty Associate Ben Green critiques DOGE’s AI-driven overhaul of the federal government, warning of misinterpretations, accountability failures, and harmful consequences.

Faculty Associate David Nemer examines the rise of technofeudalism in Brazil and its impact on democracy, labor rights, and digital sovereignty.

RSM Visiting Scholar Allison Stanger examines the dangers of DOGE’s access to government data and its implications for AI development and democracy.

Affiliate Kasia Chmielinski examines the impact of dataset biases on AI in healthcare and the need for greater transparency and accountability in medical AI training data.

Faculty Associates Arvind Narayanan and Elissa Redmiles, along with Affiliates Aviv Ovadya and Nathaniel Lubin, contribute to a roadmap for designing recommender systems that…

ASML Fellow Rudy Fraser discusses building Blacksky, decentralizing social media, and creating safer online spaces.

"Should these cases reach a settlement or a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs, a judge may use this approach as a base template to be updated with the specifics of any case."…

In a new study, Faculty Associate Gregory Gondwe explores trends in African audiences' engagement with AI-generated news, illustrating demographic differences.

Faculty Associate Ryan Kellett is quoted in a GBH story about local news outlets using AI to generate news highlights.

Affiliate Chinmayi Arun reviews Ulises Mejias and Faculty Associate Nick Couldry's Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back, digging into the extractive…

Faculty Associate David Nemer breaks down how digital monopolies erode democracy in Brazil, fueling inequality, precarious labor, and disinformation.

In an essay for the Florida Law Review, Jon Penney and Danielle Citron explore the ways that the Dobbs decision spurred a level of "corporate surveillance of intimate life [that]…

Wendy Chun, Christian Sandvig, and Christo Wilson participated in a panel to determine what makes an AI audit effective and trustworthy.

BKC Affiliate Jenn Louie weighs in on how AI might inform our understandings of humanity, morality, and meaning-making.

BKC co-founder Jonathan Zittrain moderated a debate between Anupam Chander and Alan Rozenshtein about the possible threats to national security posed by TikTok.