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OpenAI has shown it cannot be trusted. Canada needs nationalized, public AI.
BKC Affiliates Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier highlight the hypocrisy of OpenAI's "OpenAI for Countries" initiative,…
Founding Fathers Guarded Against ‘Show Me Your Papers’ ICE Raids
Affiliate Alan Raul argues that ICE's aggressive approach to approaching citizens and non-citizens alike is prohibited…
Why Tehran’s Two-Tiered Internet Is So Dangerous
Affiliate Bruce Schneier reflects on the Iranian government's two-tiered communications shutdown.
Building a Different World - From The Ground Up!
Faculty Associate Petra Molnar is among the authors of a new report from the Migration + Tech Monitor and the Refugee…
Launching the Agent Protocols Tech Tree
Affiliate and Library Innovation Lab director Jack Cushman shares the Agent Protocols Tech Tree, a visual, videogame…
Rewiring Democracy Now: Switzerland shows us an alternative to corporate AI
Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders argue that many of the harms 'of' AI are actually generated not by the technology,…
Gabon blocked social media
Maria Xynou documents the blocking of WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube in Gabon based on OONI data.
Why Global Majority Leadership Matters for Tech and Migration Policy Today
Petra Molnar notes the ways that migration is reshaped by surveillance technologies, artificial intelligence, and data…
Featured Programs
See all ProgramsApplied Social Media Lab
The Applied Social Media Lab (ASML) is an applied engineering lab that brings together a team of technologists and…
Professional Learning and Engagement
Professional Learning and Engagement (PLE) at the Berkman Klein Center offers transformative experiences for…
Fellowship Program
The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society welcomes an interdisciplinary and diverse community of academics and…
The 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…
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…
Nymity
Nymity creates a “trustspace” where participants feel free to explore ideas without the pressures of personal…
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…