Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society

BKC is pleased to announce our new cohort of fellows joining the Center for Spring 2026! This interdisciplinary cohort of researchers and practitioners will grapple with urgent and profound issues around AI’s impact on society. Read the full announcement here: brk.mn/fellows-spring…

🌲🏗️The LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Symposium curated by Raffaella Colombo starts TODAY at 11:30am EDT (5:30pm CET)! See below for the full program + list of speakers & join the webinar with the QR code or Zoom link on the event page. See you there! mlml.io/p/sustainable/ @BKCHarvard

Less than a week left to submit your ideas to BKC’s Student Essay Contest, co-organized with @TechPolicyPress! Learn more about the contest here, and be sure to submit your essays by 11:59pm ET on Sunday, March 22: cyber.harvard.edu/projects/stude…

Check out “Illuminating the Fine Print That Governs Your Digital Life” by @TheLabBKC, a story about how the new Transparency Hub can help users better track, understand, and compare how their data on social media platforms is used over time. Read the story here: hub.transparency.berkmancenter.org/illuminating-p…

Applications for BKC’s Summer Internship Program are open! We’re accepting applications from undergraduate and graduate students interested in conducting and supporting AI research at the Center. Learn more and apply by March 22: cyber.harvard.edu/getinvolved/su…

TOMORROW: Join us for a conversation with Touro University Assistant Professor @gabriel_weil on using tort law as a tool for mitigating AI risk. RSVP here: cyber.harvard.edu/events/tort-la…

🎉The BKC 2025 Action Report is here. This past year, we sharpened our AI research agenda, built open-source tools designed to improve deliberation, safety, and transparency, and expanded opportunities to learn and lead in digital policy and governance. Take a look at the programs and people that shaped 2025: brk.mn/2025report

Join us on Wednesday (2/25) for a conversation with Stanford PhD candidate @NeelGuha on the potential of LLMs to make sense of complex legal text, statutes, opinions, contracts, and more. RSVP here: cyber.harvard.edu/events/legal-t…

NEXT TUESDAY: Join BKC for a fireside chat with former FTC Commissioner Julie Brill exploring how data privacy laws and company practices can help govern AI. Learn more: cyber.harvard.edu/events/data-pr…

BKC is pleased to introduce Isabella Roden as its new Director of Communications and Engagement! Isabella brings years of communications experience with organizations including Harvard Kennedy School and the Smithsonian, and will help BKC boost the impact of the Center’s research. Welcome to the team, Isabella! brk.mn/comms-director…

Great conversation with Ben Buchanan and BKC Executive Director Alex Pascal on national security, AI policy, and what it really means to govern tech in the private sector. Thanks to everyone who joined!

How has the landscape of scientific research in the US changed in the last year? BKC Faculty Associate and @metalabharvard principal Kim Albrecht’s Lost Science cover of @Nature examines this question through data visualization. nature.com/immersive/d415…

There’s still time to apply for BKC’s Managing Director position! Bring your change management expertise to help drive the Center’s operations and programming in the coming year. #hiring #job #higheredjobs Apply: brk.mn/mngdirector

Come work with us! BKC is hiring a Managing Director to oversee operations and programs at the Center. Learn more and apply: careers.harvard.edu/job/managing-d…

Missed @thelabBKC’s 2025 Synthesizer & Open Showcase with innovative, public interest social media projects? Check out this recap of the event, including a recording of a talk with @ebakerwhite and @meghann: asml.cyber.harvard.edu/2025/12/23/rec…

ASML (@thelabBKC) Product Manager Sam Shireman spoke at Nava’s 2025 Open Source Summit in November, explaining why open source is critical for civic infrastructure. Watch the lightning talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=NJIPD0…

Can social media—or other communication technologies—power cultural solidarity? Read Faculty Associate Aymar Jean Escoffery’s report on Social Media and Tech Solidarity, part of his work as a 2024-2025 RSM Visiting Scholar: madelab.org/programs/socia…

In a @CNN article on Australia's social media ban for young teens, Executive Director Alex Pascal says implementing a similar ban in the US would be difficult despite growing public resentment against tech platforms. Read it here: cnn.com/2025/12/09/tec…

🌊Generative AI is energy intensive, but can it help us protect the ocean? Join @sarahwnewman, Heather Newman, & @ericrodenbeck this J-Term @HarvardGSD for AI Design for Ocean Solutions, a dive into marine science & rapid prototyping. Jan 12-15 oceans.aipedagogy.org @BKCHarvard