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Robin Hood Math
RSM Visiting Scholar Noah Giansiracusa's new book explores how non-mathematicians can wield algorithmic tools to…
AI-Driven Health Messaging and Epistemic Justice in the Global South
Jasmine McNealy and coauthor Yewande Addie explore the ways that AI is shaping public health communications in Africa,…
Food for (AI) thought and the library initiative improving AI’s digital diet
Amanda Watson, Assistant Dean for Library and Information Sciences at HLS, credits early conversations with BKC's…
AI geopolitics and data centres in the age of technological rivalry
Mark Esposito focuses on the data center as a new "battleground" as countries fear that cross-national data processing…
Golden shares in Chinese platforms
Angela Xiao Wu sheds light on the Chinese government's 1% 'golden shares' in tech companies, and how these shares have…
AI Agents and Trust
Jonathan Zittrain and Aleksander Mądry discuss the challenges (and potential benefits) of living alongside increasingly…
When Elon Musk's chatbot goes full-on Nazi
Sahana Udupa sits down with Germany's DW News to discuss Elon Musk's Grok, including the chatbot's tendency to generate…
Virtual Dignitary Torts
Zahra Takhshid examines the legal potential of addressing torts committed via avatars, a particularly pressing issue…
Featured Programs
See all ProgramsThe Institute for Rebooting Social Media
The Institute for Rebooting Social Media is a three-year "pop-up" initiative that will address the biggest questions in…
Fellowship Program
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and…
Professional Learning and Engagement
Professional Learning and Engagement (PLE) at the Berkman Klein Center offers transformative experiences for…
Applied Social Media Lab
A new home for technologists and practitioners to reimagine, rebuild, and reboot social media to serve the public good…
Featured Projects
See all Projects & ToolsNetwork of Interdisciplinary Internet & Society Research Centers
A collaborative initiative focused on interdisciplinary research on the development, social impact, policy implications…
metaLAB (at) Harvard
Explores the digital arts and humanities through research, teaching, publications, and exhibitions
Lumen
Lumen collects and studies online content removal requests, providing transparency and supporting research and analysis…
Artificial Intelligence and the Law
This initiative focuses on new challenges and opportunities for the law created by the rise of AI.
Featured Topics
See all TopicsEthics and Governance of AI
The rapidly growing capabilities and increasing presence of AI-based systems in our lives raise pressing questions about the impact, governance, ethics, and accountability of these technologies around the…
Media, Democracy, & Public Discourse
The way we communicate online evolves and changes shape rapidly. Through research, the building of tools, and bringing together diverse viewpoints and underrepresented voices, we seek to examine, analyze,…
Technology & the Law
Software, hardware, platforms, and networks are regulated by sometimes conflicting and overlapping sets of laws, policies, and norms. New technologies are constantly creating new frontiers for policymaker…
Governance of Technology & the Internet
Networked technologies are complex, multi-layered, interdependent, and subject to multiple competing interests. Through original research and by creating connections between stakeholders, we work to build…