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Upcoming Events

Mar 14, 2025 @ 12:15 PM

Consumer Agents

The technology has long existed for automated tools that would filter out toxic social media content or a virtual shopping assistant that would find and even purchase the best…

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Mar 25, 2025 @ 12:15 PM

AI and Personhood

Join us in the MPR on Tuesday, March 25 from 12:15pm-1:15pm to hear from Duke Law Professor James Boyle, author of The Line: AI and the Future of Personhood.Chatbots like ChatGPT…

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Mar 26, 2025 @ 12:30 PM

State AGs: Google and The Future of Antitrust Enforcement

Part of BKC's Spring Speaker Series:State Attorneys General have been increasing active in antitrust enforcement – both in focusing on the impact of challenges to competition in…

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Mar 27, 2025 @ 12:30 PM

The Moving Image: A User's Manual

How did we come to believe so many lies that we voted into the most powerful political and military post in the world a reality TV star from NBC, groomed by a reality TV producer…

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Apr 2, 2025 @ 12:30 PM

AI's Impact on Science, Law, and Society

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…

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Past Events

Mar 12, 2025 @ 12:30 PM

Open Source Lawfare: AI Regulation After DeepSeek

Join Ben Brooks to discuss the uneven history of AI model regulation across the globe.

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Mar 5, 2025 @ 12:30 PM

How do AI chatbots see us?

Bringing AI interpretability to end-users through a real-time dashboard

 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…

Feb 25, 2025 @ 5:00 PM

Deregulating AI Labor: Deportation by Any Other Name

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…

Feb 24, 2025 @ 4:00 PM

Intellectual Property, Covid-19, and the Next Pandemic: Diagnosing Problems, Developing Cures

The Berkman Klein Center is pleased to host a discussion on the new book Intellectual Property, Covid-19, and the Next Pandemic: Diagnosing Problems, Developing Cures with one of…

Feb 13, 2025 @ 4:00 PM

TechReg Reading Group: Emerging Policies of the New Administration

Join the HLS Beyond and Berkman Klein Center sponsored TechReg Reading Group (TRRG) for a series of faculty guided discussions about TechReg policy developments as they are…

Dec 4, 2024 @ 12:30 PM

Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy: Mapping the Politics of Falsehood

RSM Speaker Series

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media welcomes Johan Farkas to discuss contemporary political struggles over how we define what’s true and what’s false

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Dec 3, 2024 @ 12:15 PM

Artificial Intelligence and The Future of Privacy

A Conversation with Microsoft Chief Privacy Officer and Former FTC Commissioner, Julie Brill

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…

Nov 20, 2024 @ 12:30 PM

The Impact of Conspiracy Theories: At Home and Online

RSM Speaker Series

From “Pizzagate” in 2016 to recent claims of the government controlling the weather in the wake of Hurricane Helene, conspiracy theories have shown they have the power to spread…

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Nov 14, 2024 @ 12:30 PM

Beyond the Big Lie

RSM Fall Speaker Series

The Institute for Rebooting Social welcomes Bill Adair to discuss his forthcoming book, Beyond the Big Lie: The Epidemic of Political Lying, Why Republicans Do It More, and How It…

Oct 24, 2024 @ 12:30 PM

How Online Volunteer Communities Can Support Investigative Journalism

Cosponsored with the Nieman Foundation

The Nieman Foundation and Berkman Klein Center are delighted to cosponsor this event bringing together themes of open source internet sourcing, citizen journalism, and access to…

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Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment

RSM Speaker Series

The Institute for Rebooting Social Media welcomes Mary Anne Franks to discuss her new book, Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment, in which she emphasizes the…

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Social Processes of Online Hate

RSM Speaker Series

Where does online hate come from? How do these haters organize themselves to direct hate to certain people? Why do these campaigns of hate happen at all?

Sep 26, 2024 @ 3:00 PM

Combatting Digital Misinformation: Lessons from Taiwan

An Intimate Conversation with Audrey Tang

Join Taiwan's former Minister for Digital Affairs Audrey Tang to discuss the lessons Taiwan can offer for combatting misinformation in a polarized political environment.

Sep 25, 2024 @ 12:30 PM

The Lie Detectives: In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age.

RSM Speaker Series

How have political campaigns prepared themselves to navigate the challenges of disinformation in 2024? What lessons have they learned from past elections, and what strategies are…

Sep 12, 2024 @ 1:30 PM

Beyond Discourse Dumpster Fires

Strategies and Tools for Better Online Civil Space

Join us on Thursday, September 12th, 2024, from 1:30-5:00 pm ET for a series of panels featuring leading technologists, researchers, and civil society leaders to learn more about…

Sep 12, 2024 @ 11:00 AM

Public Discourse Student Pre-Event Lunch & Learn

Join us for a student-focused lunch and learn event, offering an opportunity to connect with BKC staff and representatives from tech-related campus organizations and centers at…

May 28, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

The State of AI Regulation Across the Globe

Network of Centers Learning Call - May 28

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…

May 14, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

ComstockCon

May 14, hosted by Initiative for a Representative First Amendment

Please note that the event is at capacity for in-person participation. Click RSVP to register for virtual participation.ComstockCon is a convening inspired by the fallout from the…

May 13, 2024 @ 4:00 PM

2023-2024 Fellows Fireside Chats

Talks about Justice, Governance, and Sovereignty in Tech Today

In a series of lightning talks, BKC's 2023-2024 fellows engage with a range of topics relevant to ongoing debates and anxieties around the Internet & society today. The…

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May 8, 2024 @ 4:00 PM

Democracy and Technology

Democratic values are facing significant challenges globally, with democratic processes often feeling stagnant as social technologies become increasingly integrated into our…