Beyond the Screen

Beyond the Screen

Faculty Associate Aymar Jean Escoffery and coauthor Elijah McKinnon celebrate the publication of Beyond the Screen, a photo-forward book reflecting "on the bold, foundational…

Dec 4, 2025
Aparna Balagopalan & Greg M. Epstein Q&A:
Dec 4, 2025

Aparna Balagopalan & Greg M. Epstein Q&A:

The Berkman Klein Center is thrilled to welcome two new Affiliates whose work stretches from the future of healthcare AI to the evolving role of technology in our lives. Aparna…

Lawfare

Like Social Media, AI Requires Difficult Choices

Social media was supposed to amplify our voices, but it ended up controlling us. Will AI be the same?

Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier liken rapid AI development to the social media boom of the past two decades.

Dec 1, 2025
The Contrarian

How to build AI for democracy

Good governance of artificial intelligence requires providing for trustworthy AI

"Governments must grapple with artificial intelligence (AI) and not simply consign its development and application to corporate entities," argue Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders…

Dec 1, 2025
Bot Populi

Pluriversality of Knowledge in the Age of AI

Reflections from the Conference ‘Towards Regenerative AI’

"Epistemicide—the killing, silencing, annihilation, or devaluing of a knowledge system—occurs when epistemic injustices become persistent and systematic, operating collectively as…

Nov 26, 2025
The Guardian

Four ways AI is being used to strengthen democracies worldwide

Affiliates Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier suggest that, though the technology undoubtedly has its risks, AI presents opportunities "to make democracy better, stronger, and more…

Nov 23, 2025
Cambridge University Press

Chilling Effects

Repression, Conformity, and Power in the Digital Age

Faculty Associate Jon Penney's new book explores the weaponization of surveillance, censorship, and new technologies to repress and control us. Chilling Effects is available now…

Nov 20, 2025
Nieman

Trapped by what they know

Young adults’ algorithmic cynicism

Myojung Chung remarks on a recent study that complicates her previous work on young adults' algorithmic literacy.

Nov 17, 2025
The International Journal of Press/Politics

AI-Driven Disinformation and Political Influence on WhatsApp in South Africa’s 2024 Elections

Greg Gondwe studies the role of encrypted messaging apps (primarily WhatsApp) in spreading disinformation during South Africa's 2024 general elections.

Nov 14, 2025
Justin Curl

Justin Curl

Justin Curl (HLS ’26) is a consultant for the MacArthur Foundation on its AI grantmaking strategy and a 3L at Harvard Law School. As the Tech Law …

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