The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society is thrilled to announce the Spring Speaker Series! Building on the success of the RSM Speaker Series, launched by the Institute for Rebooting Social Media in the fall of 2023, this topical event series will host a wide slate of academics, industry experts, and tech professionals to share cutting-edge research and ideas related to artificial intelligence, social media, and more.
This weekly series will take place at the Berkman Klein Center’s offices in Cambridge, MA, and virtually via Zoom on Wednesdays from 12:30-1:30 PM ET. In-person attendance is open to Harvard ID holders, but all are welcome to join virtually. Lunch will be provided for in-person guests.
Check out the first installment of speakers below and stay tuned for updates as we add more guests to the lineup!
March 5, 2025
Martin Wattenberg & Fernanda Viégas, Gordon McKay Professors of Computer Science, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
March 12, 2025
March 26, 2025
Jonathan Sallet, Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Colorado
April 2, 2025
Sayash Kapoor, Computer Science Ph.D. Candidate, Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy
April 9, 2025
Denoising and Discretion: AI Support for Normative Decisions
Finale Doshi-Velez, Herchel Smith Professor in Computer Science, Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
April 16, 2025
Peter Wang, Chief AI & Innovation Officer & Co-Founder, Anaconda
April 23, 2025
Sara Fish, Graduate Fellow, Kempner Institute, Harvard University
April 30, 2025
Mackenzie Arnold, Director of US Policy, Institute for Law & AI
May 7, 2025
Bluesky and Open Social Media Tech
Paul Frazee (virtual), CTO, Bluesky
May 14, 2025
Brandon Silverman (virtual), Knight Policy Fellow, George Washington's Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics
May 21, 2025
Noam Kolt (virtual), Assistant Professor at the Hebrew University Faculty of Law, School of Computer Science and Engineering
May 28, 2025
Jeff Alstott & RAND co-presenters (virtual), Director, Center for Technology and Security Policy, RAND Corporation
