Ethics and Governance of AI

Come adult with us – we’re turning 30!Over three decades, the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society (BKC) has helped shape thinking about privacy and surveillance,…

The recent explosion of AI capacity, along with booming prophecies about its limitless potential, arrives at a moment of profound unease. Just over a century ago, in the aftermath…

Is AI a new Copernican moment? Not because it moves us in the cosmos, but because it unsettles our sense of what makes us central, distinct, and human.BKC is excited to partner…

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is delighted to welcome new and returning fellows for the 2026–2027 academic year.

In June, the Berkman Klein Center invited an interdisciplinary group of creatives and technologists to experiment with fiction in a speculative design and writing workshop…

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Enquiry into the Limits of the Possible“Pieces of…

Not everyone can tune into a livestream or watch a full-length event recording. BKC's 3 Questions Series sits down with speakers and other researchers coming through the Center to…

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University (BKC) is launching a new research initiative to understand how artificial intelligence is impacting and…

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Tech Policy Press are pleased to announce the winners of BKC’s inaugural student essay contest.

Today’s U.S.-China AI race is often framed as the defining technological competition of our era. It is marked by a surge of subsidies, tax credits, and public-private investment,…

Zoë Hitzig, known for her research and writing on the political economy of AI, including a widely discussed op-ed reflecting on her decision to leave OpenAI, examines how AI…

Most AI policy conversations start from the assumption that we're in unprecedented territory. But are we? This conversation brings together three scholars, all of whom regularly…

What does it take to govern a technology that might reshape the world within the decade? Answering that requires both big-picture thinking about where AI is heading and close…

Join us for a hands-on workshop where you'll go from a Figma design to a working, deployable artifact using Claude Code. You'll learn basic design, navigate "bugs," and walk away…

AI is moving from autocomplete to autopilot. These systems are no longer just suggesting courses of action; they're acting on our behalf, trading in markets, making decisions, and…

Who watches the warfighters? As defense instituations race to integrate AI into national security operations, the mechanisms designed to catch failures and protection those who…

The same capabilities that make AI valuable for cybersecurity, including autonomous operation, rapid decision-making at scale, and minimal human oversight, are also the ones most…

AI provokes more competing narratives than any technology in history — not because people disagree about the facts, but because they are asking different questions about jobs,…

Artificial intelligence has made it possible for governments to aggregate, analyze, and act on data about individuals at a scale and speed that existing legal frameworks were…

How can we use the courts to hold AI labs accountable? From chatbot suicides to autonomous AI agents, the legal questions surrounding artificial intelligence are being written in…

25 years ago, as the internet went from a research network to mainstream use, a group of pioneers designed new protocols and institutions to help structure the open internet for…

Professor Gabriel Weil discusses the role that tort law can play in compelling AI companies to internalize the risks generated by training and deploying advanced AI systems. He…

Note: This event has been postponed to Wednesday, February 25th, due to the weather.How can large language models (LLMs) transform the way lawyers, researchers, and the public…

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society (BKC) hosted a workshop titled: Building the Infrastructure of the Agentic Age, a closed-door workshop exploring the emerging…

AI may very well be the most transformative technology of our century, but who should regulate it? Is it the job of Sacramento or Washington? Can Congress prohibit states from…

UPDATE: This is event is now at capacity. Please check this page for further updates.AI policy is moving fast in Washington — new executive orders, shifting export controls,…

National security has become a dominant lens for AI policy in Washington. But what does that framing clarify, and what does it obscure? What role should frontier AI labs and…

The Berkman Klein Center is thrilled to welcome Hae Jin (Hayley) Song as a Fellow to the Berkman Klein Center, where she works on the geometric foundations of AI interpretability…

Inside the Black Box introduces an interpretability dashboard developed by researchers at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and Harvard’s Insight and Interaction…

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…

Join Alan Raul (Harvard College ’75, HKS MPA ’77) and Justin Curl (HLS ’26) for a discussion of the Trump Administration's central AI policy document: AI Action Plan. We will…

 We alternately dread, worship and dismiss the arrival of Artificial Superintelligence (ASI). Yet the real superintelligences already surround us: religions, corporations,…

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence are increasingly vital to national security operations.  The United States, China, and other states seek to harness these tools to…

How are technologies being misused to undermine democratic processes? Where might we have leverage to steer things back on course? What can we expect to see over the next few…

 Artificial intelligence isn’t just a technology—it’s a battleground of competing values, incentives, and worldviews.Accelerationists see AI as a force for human progress,…

Building on the success of the Spring Speaker Series, BKC's Fall Speaker Series featured a wide range of academics, industry experts, and tech professionals sharing cutting-edge…

As AI systems become more conversational, the lines between tool, companion, and manipulator are blurring. What happens when machines start telling us what we want to hear—and…

What does it mean for a language model to “know” something—and how should it communicate uncertainty to the people who use it? In this talk, Jacob Andreas, Associate Professor of…

In September, the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society (BKC) hosted its 2025 Launch, inviting students as well as current and new community members to learn about and…

 “Life” and “intelligence” are terms with heavily contested meanings.This discussion will offer a novel, unified perspective on both, as described in Blaise Agüera y Arcas’…

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is delighted to welcome new community members for the 2025–2026 academic year.

You're Invited: Berkman Klein Center Student LaunchThe Berkman Klein Center looks forward to welcoming students into our orbit for the 2025-2026 academic year. Join us for one or…

BKC is pleased to announce that Josh Joseph joined as its new Chief AI Scientist.

The Berkman Klein Center is thrilled to announce two leadership appointments that will propel the Center forward as it continues to tackle today’s most urgent questions around AI,…

 The potential emergence of artificial general intelligence (AGI) is plausible and should be taken seriously by the U.S. national security community. Yet the pace and…

Note that this webinar will not be recorded.AI companies are deploying autonomous AI agents that can plan and execute complex tasks with only limited human involvement. While…

In this talk, Mackenzie Arnold will outline a third option for how to govern AI systems: “radical optionality.”

Join Sara Fish at BKC as she shares emerging research on Large Language Models (LLMs), and their promises, limitations, and risks.

Arvind Narayanan will talk about his new paper, which articulates a vision of artificial intelligence as “normal technology,” in contrast to both utopian and dystopian visions…

In the debate about the future of intellectual property in an AI world, there exists an opportunity to build new legal and technical infrastructure that preserves the ethos of the…

In this talk, computer scientist Finale Doshi-Velez and Cyberlaw Clinic lawyer Mason Kortz will discuss the challenges and opportunities for designing AIs that help us make…

BKC Spring Speaker Series EventThe promise of AI agents has led to claims of imminent and rapid adoption across fields. Companies have even promised to build AI agents that can…

BKC Spring Speaker Series EventBKC Fellow Ben Brooks dives beyond the splashy AI headlines to the important policy forces shaping our regulatory landscape now and in the future…

 BKC Spring Speaker Series EventWhen you talk with a chatbot, what does it “think” about you? Recent work in AI interpretability, based on high-dimensional geometry, is…

Antonio Casilli, professor of sociology at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris and by-fellow at Cambridge's Churchill College, has a new book. 'Waiting for Robots: The Hired Hands…

Microsoft Chief Privacy Officer Julie Brill and Harvard Law School Visiting Professor Aileen Nielsen will explore the current landscape of privacy regulation in the United States…

Event SummaryArtificial intelligence remains in the regulatory hot-seat, with governments racing to develop new and refined regulations and protections for AI. While the EU AI Act…

Special Work-share: Petra Molnar Book talk: "The Walls Have Eyes"From robo-dogs at the border to AI lie detectors used on refugees, new technologies are increasingly…

This pane discussed the evolving state of African AI governance and engagement...

RSM welcomes Anne Neuberger, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies, for a conversation on cybersecurity, AI, and other emerging technologies…

RSM welcomes Dave Willner for a talk on the promises and perils that foundation models present for the field of content moderation.

While moderation is important for what we call social media’s “acute harms,” societal-scale harms – such as negative effects on mental health and social trust – require new forms…

Robert Gorwa and Michael Veale discuss their research into the governance questions raised by the moderation of model marketplaces...

Urs Gasser returns to BKC for a book launch on "Guardrails" about decision governance.

Are you an educator? Are you feeling challenged, or inspired, or overwhelmed by this moment in AI? Join us...

With exhaustive detail, Ifeoma Ajunwa shows how different forms of worker quantification are enabled, facilitated, and driven by technological advances. Timely and eye-opening,…

Join us for a conversation with Dietmar Offenhuber and Lev Manovich about Offenhuber’s forthcoming book Autographic Design - The Matter of Data in a Self-Inscribing World...

  With the incorporation of AI across industries, questions about the ethical implications of using these tools have become mainstream. This panel discussion will bring in…

Join us on November 1st for a breakfast talk about the future of AI regulation from a transatlantic perspective at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society!As regulators…

On October 25th, Kashmir Hill joined us at the Berkman Klein Center for a deep dive on her new book Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy As We Know…

Join us for a series of lightning talks to kick off of the Initiative on Artificial Intelligence and the Law...

Ram Shankar Siva Kumar shows how major AI systems remain vulnerable to exploits...

This article juxtaposes proposed legislation in the US and EU for regulating AI and reflects on the future direction of AI governance.

Join Julia Angwin, investigative journalist and New York Times contributing Opinion writer, and Brandon Silverman, policy expert on data sharing and transparency and founder of…

Come through for the 2022-2023 BKC Fellows' lighting talks on May 17...

Join Bruce Schneier, security researcher and affiliate at the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, for a conversation on balancing security and…

Join us for  the first in a series of virtual conversations on accountable technical oversight of generative AI. On Monday, May 8 from 1-1:30 ET, Dr. Rumman Chowdhury and Reva…

4/18: Faith  Majekolagbe, Michael Geist, and Ruth Okediji discuss copyright issues  and recent developments regarding text and data mining.

Join us on April 13, for the Berkman Klein Center’s second Student Salon Series event, Balancing AI Innovation and Regulation -- what is the role of AI auditing at the time of…

This exhibit asks the audience to consider and evaluate the human cost of an increasingly automated world.

Russell Neuman will address practical issues of human-centered AI design as well as broader questions of privacy and public policy.

The expected societal impact of quantum technologies (QT) urges us to proceed and innovate responsibly. This article proposes a conceptual framework for Responsible QT.

On behalf of BKC and its projects and associates, the Cyberlaw Clinic submitted a comment regarding the FTC's ANPR related to commercial surveillance and data privacy.

Takeaways from a recent Consultation on Ethical and Rights-Respecting Technology for the National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct in collaboration with the Global…

The AI Expert Mission to the Republic of Colombia, appointed by President Iván Duque, concluded its work in July 2022 after nine months of service and collaboration across…

VIDEO: Join the discussion about the pros and cons of different methods of holding AI accountable...

From the AI Policy Research Clinic hosted by BKC and the City of Helsinki

A recap of BKC's AI Policy Research Clinic held in the summer of 2021

Zenzele Best summarizes and celebrates five years of the Assembly Program

An inside look at the work of the 2021 Assembly Fellows on Disinformation, Privacy, and Ethical AI

A contribution to the SIENNA project

In the wake of the Capitol riots and the deplatforming of Donald Trump, Harvard Law tech expert Jonathan Zittrain explores the clash of free speech and public health online

Five teams from inside and outside academia to further develop interventions in the areas of disinformation, cybersecurity, and ethical AI

Key takeaways from an expert roundtable offering feedback on Colombia’s draft “Ethical Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Colombia.”

An educational toolkit that includes a case study, a teaching note, and a background primer.

Urs Gasser shares his remarks from the Launch Event of Colombia’s AI Ethics Framework.

A short video on BKC Policy Practice: AI’s work with the Colombian government on its AI ethics framework, an implementation of Colombia’s national AI policy.

BKC affiliate drafted Ethical Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Colombia

Colombia President Iván Duque Márquez launches AI framework; BKC’s Urs Gasser delivers keynote

AI+Art project prompts us to envision how the technology will change our lives

BKC community members inform UNICEF report

Experts from tech and public health sectors share open questions for stakeholders engaging in tech and contact tracing

“Risk” as a cornerstone of AI governance is complicated by decades of debates about how we assess “risk,” Ryan Budish says.

Action-orientated steps to innovate in an ethical, responsible, and practical way.

Sandra Wachter on why fairness cannot be automated

Fairness and discrimination in algorithmic systems are globally recognized as topics of critical importance. To date, the majority of work in this area starts from an American…

Exploring AI principles from the macro- and micro-levels

Zac Kriegman describes his path from a Harvard JD to a data science career focused on deep learning.

Engage with the Berkman Klein community at ACM FAT* 2020!

Lead author Jessica Fjeld discusses new paper "Principled Artificial Intelligence: Mapping Consensus in Ethical and Rights-based Approaches to Principles for AI"

Comparing the contents of thirty-six prominent AI principles documents side-by-side

The President of Germany, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, joined the Berkman Klein Center for a special event

VIDEO & PODCAST: German President Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier in conversation with Urs Gasser and colleagues

VIDEO & PODCAST: Justice Hanan Melcer of Israel's Supreme Court speaks about managing two election cycles in Israel

VIDEO & PODCAST: Professor Elkin-Koren proposes to address AI-based content moderation by introducing an adversarial procedure.

We take stock of our first two years of work on the Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative

VIDEO & PODCAST: How different is this technology from what preceded it, and do we need new ways to govern it? If so, how would they come about?

Over three months the BKC and MIT Media Lab’s third annual Assembly program built four projects that offer ways to move forward on the thorny problems at the intersection of AI…

A broad overview of the technical, economic, political, and social landscapes of AI, including its positive and negative impacts

Five complementary values-based concepts for the responsible stewardship of trustworthy AI

Berkman Klein’s Cyberlaw Clinic launches project to map AI principles and guidelines

BKC researchers lend insight into YouTube’s recommendation algorithm, which is under scrutiny for surfacing harmful content

How can we empower young people to meaningfully interact with AI-based technologies to promote and bolster learning, creative expression, and well-being, while also addressing key…

VIDEO & PODCAST: Are the algorithms that surface and rank your resume for job recruiters biased with respect to gender?

VIDEO: Could competition to develop new AI systems cause companies to cut corners ensuring their systems are safe and beneficial?

PODCAST & VIDEO: In conversation with Chinmayi Arun, David Sullivan draws upon a decade of work with technology companies (and a heated argument with Steve Jobs) to offer insights…

PODCAST & VIDEO: An examination of the data provenance of police data commonly used in predictive policing system.

Insight for Attorney Generals into privacy and emerging technologies

VIDEO & PODCAST: Can we find a responsible, ethical, and transparent way to leverage the power of predictive algorithms in our justice systems?

The Laughing Room is an artificially intelligent room and interactive art installation that plays a laugh track whenever the participants say something that the room’s algorithm…

It’s clear that the roadmap for AI governance won’t rely solely on business or academic research. That's where Assembly comes in.

Technical solutions alone aren't enough to address vulnerabilities in machine learning systems

Seven projects that tackle artificial intelligence in the field of news and information

We are thrilled to announce the 2019 cohort for the Assembly program at the Berkman Klein Center and MIT Media Lab. The program, which will start its third iteration on March…

Should Facebook be considered an “information fiduciary” when it comes to the privacy of its clients?

VIDEO & PODCAST: Why technology is not an end in itself, and how cities can be “smart enough,” using technology to promote democracy and equity.

Guidance for developers and artists on how to handle rights for AI-generated art

Watch video from this conversation Join a spirited and accessible discussion of artificial intelligence and art, how humor and creativity interrelate, and the successes and the…

Algorithms can only be as good as the data that underly them. Learn about one project that is pulling back the curtain on the quality of datasets.

This course will pursue a cross-disciplinary investigation of the development and deployment of the opaque complex adaptive systems that are increasingly in public and private use.

by Nikhil Dharmaraj and Julia Pan Why Computer Scientists Need Philosophers, According to a Mathematician Lily Hu is a 3rd year PhD candidate in Applied Mathematics at…

by Tanvi Kanchinadam This interview is part of a collaborative effort between the summer 2018 BKC interns and the Communications team to showcase the tremendous&nbsp…

Three key challenges to promoting AI for the social good

This report provides context for state and local officials considering the development, procurement, implementation, and use of Risk Assessment (RA) tools.

The Guardian celebrates some of our research as the most important of the year.

Professor Jonathan Zittrain discusses the social media giant’s ‘long year’ with Facebook's head of global policy management Monika Bickert.

We're excited to share the 66 finalists who are vying for a share of the $750,000 to address specific problems at the intersection of AI and the news

VIDEO & PODCAST: A broad overview of the landscape for regulating cutting-edge digital technologies in Europe and the US

A Public Lecture by Cynthia Dwork, the Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard, the Radcliffe…

The Dataset Nutrition Label Project empowers data scientists and policymakers with practical tools to improve AI outcomes

An interactive art installation in which participants enter an artificially intelligent room, designed like a sitcom set, that plays a laugh track whenever the participants say…

VIDEO & PODCAST: Re-Engineering Humanity brings a pragmatic if somewhat dystopic perspective to the technological phenomena of our age. Humans are learning machines and we learn…

Social media platforms face an irreconcilable contradiction: while platforms promise an open space for participation and community, every one of them imposes rules of some…

Podcast & Video: In Automating Inequality, Virginia Eubanks systematically investigates the impacts of data mining, policy algorithms, and predictive risk models on poor and…

The most comprehensive study yet published on media coverage of American presidential politics from April 2015 to the one year anniversary of the Trump presidency

On the importance of thinking about both the human rights implications and the ethics of AI.

VIDEO & PODCAST: New research on the media ecosystem around the 2016 US election offer new perspectives and methods for diagnosing the sources of, and potential solutions for, the…

Profiling six areas where current deployments of artificial intelligence are having an impact on human rights

en Français Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is changing the world before our eyes. The promise of AI to improve our lives is enormous. AI-based systems are already outperforming…

Have an idea for using AI to stop bad actors, empower journalism, govern platforms or to reimagine news? Apply for an AI and the News Open Challenge grant to work on the product.

Join Brittny-Jade Saunders ’08, Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives at the New York City Commission on Human Rights, for a discussion discrimination resulting from the…

Giving policymakers practical steps to help close the many gaps they see in understanding how to deal with Artificial Intelligence technologies

Any evaluation of algorithmic fairness must consider a counterfactual analysis of the effects that algorithmic design, implementation, and use have on the well-being of…

The Berkman Klein Center is excited to announce that we are joining the Partnership on AI as a new partner organization, beginning August 2018. The Partnership’s mission to “study…

Four papers describing key regulatory issues for autonomous vehicles, a range of policy and governance frameworks, and suggestions for policy innovation and experimentation

Seeking technologists with diverse skill sets to confront the concrete and constantly emerging problems related to artificial intelligence and governance. Applications are due…

Three practical tools that policymakers and regulators can use to develop better AV policies and expand their toolkit of instruments to govern the technology.

Introducing some of the AV strategies and initiatives that governments around the world are employing to navigate the challenges of AVs.

Analyzing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis) facing governments as they design comprehensive AV policy.

The basics of autonomous vehicle technology and current policy discussions.

A look at lessons we’ve learned in our work as part of the Ethics and Governance of AI Initiative,

Researchers at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society are collaborating with MIT scholars to study driverless cars, social media feeds, and criminal justice…

The increased use of AI for purposes ranging from health to food security to global infrastructure has resulted in a greater interest in how we should manage big data.

A symposium that brings together scientists, engineers, lawmakers, and car manufacturers to discuss ethical considerations and trust in autonomous vehicles.

Copyright in AI-generated works, the need for a shared understanding of what is and isn’t up for grabs in a license, and how forward-thinking contracts can prevent AI developers…

Artificial intelligence is already starting to change our lives. Over the coming decades, these new technologies will shape many of our daily interactions and drive dramatic…

Blockchain technology is ultimately a dual-edge technology that can be used to either support or supplant the law. This talk looks at the impact of blockchain technology of a…

Learn more about social responsibility and ethics in tech from cross functional perspectives featuring social scientists, computer scientists, historians, lawyers, political…

Trying to understand advanced AI is like trying to understand the inner workings of another person’s mind.

Please join us for metaLAB’s 2018 openLAB, showcasing work by metaLAB and friends.

COMPAS is a software used across the country to predict who will commit future crimes. It doesn’t perform any better than untrained people who responded to an online survey.

Headed to SXSW this year? If so, be sure to check out some of these panels and discussions led by members of the Berkman Klein community.

The development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies hold tremendous promise for much of the world, including the Global South.

This new suite of resources aims to establish key themes, questions, and opportunities for ensuring that voices and perspectives from diverse populations help shape the future of…

The following open letter — signed by Harvard and MIT-based faculty, staff, and researchers — is directed to the Massachusetts Legislature to inform its consideration of risk…

Can non-human animals own copyrights? Can artificial intelligence machines? Join the Berkman Klein Center, the Harvard Law School Animal Law & Policy Program, and the HLS Student…

In December 2017, the Berkman Klein Center co-hosted an exploratory workshop in Beijing, China with Tsinghua University’s School of Public Policy and Management and the MIT Media…

A showcase of works by metaLAB artists exploring the emotional effects of algorithms, the uncanny experiences of sensor-enabled computers, and what intelligent machines might…

We are thrilled to announce the 2018 cohort for the Assembly program at the Berkman Klein Center and MIT Media Lab! Read more to learn about the twenty-one individuals who will be…

Two decades of technological optimism in computing have proven foolhardy. Let’s talk about new ways to anticipate what might go right and wrong, using a technology that has not…

What happens when our criminal justice system uses algorithms to help judges determine bail, sentencing, and parole?

An international symposium aimed at building capacity and exploring ideas for data democratization and inclusion in the age of AI.

The paper reviews current societal, moral, and legal norms around explanations, and then focuses on the different contexts under which an explanation is currently required under…

This Comment, published in the JOLT Digest, is the first in a two-part series on how lawyers should think about art generated by artificial intelligences, particularly with regard…

​AI-based systems are “black boxes,” resulting in massive information asymmetries between the developers of such systems and consumers and policymakers.

This open letter — signed by Harvard and MIT-based faculty, staff, and researchers— is directed to the Massachusetts Legislature to inform its consideration of risk assessment…

How is technology changing humanitarian crises? Is information humanitarian aid? Do we need a new Geneva Convention for cyberwarfare?

Social order - what counts as order in the social world - is changing in the digital era, the era of deep mediatization. How can social theory help us understand this shift, and…

How do we prepare court systems, judges, lawyers, and defendants to interact with autonomous systems? What are the potential societal costs to human autonomy, dignity, and due…

Join us at the University of Michigan for a discussion with Eric Gilbert, Cedric Langbort, Jeff Larson, Casey Pierce, and Christo Wilson on how researchers can navigate and…

Join us at the University of Michigan for a discussion with Solon Barocas, J. Nathan Matias, H. V. Jagadish, and Christian Sandvig on the potential for discrimination and digital…

As society figures out what is acceptable and what is harmful, can technology play a role in improving online debate?

If you’re interested in connecting with the Berkman Klein Center's research, community, and events, or are just generally interested in digital technologies and their impact on…

In the United States, the copyright law mechanism most likely to facilitate machine learning’s uses of protected data is the fair use doctrine. However, current fair use doctrine…

This paper focuses on the incorporation of risk assessment software into the criminal sentencing process, and offers a set of key considerations and questions for further research…

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University today released a comprehensive analysis of online media and social media coverage of the 2016 presidential…

In this study, we analyze both mainstream and social media coverage of the 2016 United States presidential election.

How do algorithms and human behavior intersect to impact the spread and study of harmful speech online?

metaLAB exhibits five new artistic projects playfully and critically engaging different aspects of Artificial Intelligence at Harvard Art Museum's Lightbox Gallery from August 8…

What is the role of the law and of lawyers in a machine learning/AI world?

Please join us for a timely discussion of the role of data science in public life. All are welcome at this free event open to the public!

With the Berkman Klein Center and  MIT Media Lab as academic anchor institutions, the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund announced today funding for nine…

We as a society are only beginning to understand the ethical, legal, and regulatory challenges associated with AI, as well as develop appropriate governance models and responses.

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University and the MIT Media Lab are excited to announce the launch of the 2018 Assembly program, a program…

Reflecting and engaging on the societal challenges of AI and related technologies

ISIS. Trump. Uber. The 1%. What if all these phenomena reflect the same forces? What if you could understand those forces?

Hate shopping? The next generation of e-commerce will be conducted by digital agents, based on algorithms that will not only make purchase recommendations, but will also predict…

Several foundations and funders today announced the Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund, which will support interdisciplinary research to ensure that AI develops…

A summary of the second “Computers Gone Wild: Impact and Implications of Developments in Artificial Intelligence on Society” workshop, which took place on February 19, 2016 at…

Artificial intelligence is not simply a distinct technological phenomenon. It is a battleground of competing values, incentives, and worldviews. Questions as fundamental as “What…