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Harvard Kennedy School Ash Center

Who's accountable for AI usage in digital campaign ads? Right now, no one.

BKC Affiliates Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders explore the patchwork of organizations charged with regulating AI usage in political campaign ads.

Oct 11, 2023
LPE Project

Towards a Legal Understanding of Social Data

BKC Faculty Associate Salomé Viljoen and collaborator Amanda Parsons, explain why current laws are not well equipped to confront problems generated by the rise of informational…

Oct 9, 2023
Tech Policy Press

Centering Community Voices: How Tech Companies Can Better Engage with Civil Society Organizations

Nadah Feteih and Elodie Vialle argue that companies should involve at-risk communities in the design process of new technologies.

Oct 5, 2023
Prospect Magazine

How we’ve enshittified the tech economy

BKC Faculty Associate Ethan Zuckerman suggests that in certain markets turning to cooperatives may fight the "enshittification" of the tech economy.

Oct 4, 2023
Business Insider

Great news — social media is falling apart

BKC Faculty Associate Ben Grosser comments on the potential end of the big platform social media party.

Oct 3, 2023
Tech Policy Press

Kenya Must Update its Regulatory Frameworks to Keep Pace with AI

BKC Graduate Student Fellow Bulelani Jili explains why Kenya needs to update its regulatory framework in light of AI development. 

Oct 2, 2023
Feminist Media Studies

The invisible women: uncovering gender bias in AI-generated images of professionals

Anna M. Gorska and BKC Faculty Associate Dariusz Jemielniak release a study on gender bias in AI-generated images of professionals. 

Sep 21, 2023
ESWA

Toward Safer Intimate Features: Recommendations for Tech Platforms to Reduce Image Based Sexual Abuse

With the European Sex Workers Rights Alliance, BKC Faculty Associate Elissa M. Redmiles provides recommendations for tech platforms to reduce image based sexual abuse. 

Sep 21, 2023
The Harvard Gazette

Key issues in writers' case against OpenAI explained

BKC Director Rebecca Tushnet explains key issues in the writers' case against OpenAI and discusses some of the broader legal issues around emerging tech. 

Sep 21, 2023
Marketplace

Why false advertising suits are on the rise in the fast-food industry

BKC Director Rebecca Tushnet explains the harms of false advertising and the need for remedies. 

Sep 20, 2023
UN Human Rights Office

Digital Border Governance: a Human Righst Based Approach

With the United Nations Human Rights Office, Lorna McGregor and Petra Molnar launched a study advocating for a human-rights based approach to digital border technologies. 

Sep 18, 2023
Jacobin

The US Government Should Be Bold in Regulating AI and Data Collection

Russell Newman, Nick Couldry, Velislava Hillman, Mitzi László and Gregory Narr discuss the comments to the US Federal Trade Commission's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on…

Sep 18, 2023
koodos labs

Reflections from the Berkman Klein Center's 25th Anniversary

BKC Affiliate Jad Esber offers reflections on BKC’s 25th anniversary reunion event.

Sep 16, 2023
Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

Queer and feminist reflections on sextech

Zahra Stardust co-authors commentary reflecting on sextech futures.

Sep 15, 2023
Taylor & Francis Online

Queer and feminist reflections on sextech

With collaborators, Zahra Stardust presents a brief overview of recent literature and popular commentary, including suggestions for new research agendas in the sextech sphere.

Sep 15, 2023
LSE

Social Media, Youth, and New Legislation: The Most Critical Components

BKC Faculty Associate Sameer Hinduja discusses the challenge of regulating social media platforms to protect young people.

Sep 14, 2023

Threats like AI-aided bioweapons confound policymakers

BKC Responsible AI Fellow Rumman Chowdhury comments on the EU’s Digital Services Act.

Sep 12, 2023
SSRN

Effects of Negativity Type and Active Involvement on the Likelihood of Responding to Negativity in Stream Live Chats

RSM Visiting Scholar Jeffrey Hall studies whether chat negativity and the degree to which live chat rule sets encourage active (vs. passive) involvement influence participants’…

Sep 8, 2023
Connected by Data

Reflections on two reunions

BKC Alumnus Tim Davies reflects on BKC’s 25th reunion event.

Sep 8, 2023