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Bluesky trust and safety is too important to be left to Bluesky
Jonathan Bellack argues that Bluesky is nearing the end of the timeframe in which it can build a truly participatory…
United States Digital Service Origins
BKC Affiliate Kathy Pham introduces The United States Digital Service Origins, an oral history of the USDS featuring…
The Federal Government in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Affiliate Bruce Schneier testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform concerning DOGE's…
“Extreme speech and hate hide in everyday chats”
Sahana Udupa explores the dark side of encrypted messaging apps, exploring how hateful messages (which she dubs …
Don't delegate your thinking to AI, warns CEO of Humane Intelligence
Rumman Chowdhury cautions that, no matter how useful AI can be, users shouldn't have it do their thinking for them.
Using AI to Reform Government is Much Harder Than it Looks
Faculty Associate Ben Green exposes some of the challenges to Elon Musk's purported goal of using AI to reduce…
Internet Fragmentation's Outward Turn
Mailyn Fidler's latest research paper posits that internet fragmentation hasn't been as inward-looking as theorists…
What AI Thinks It Knows About You
Faculty Director Jonathan Zittrain probes policy questions raised by the “assumptions” large language models make about…
Featured Programs
See all ProgramsProfessional 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…
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…
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…