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Jacobin

The US Government Should Be Bold in Regulating AI and Data Collection

Russell Newman, Nick Couldry, Velislava Hillman, Mitzi László and Gregory Narr discuss the comments to the US Federal Trade Commission's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on…

Sep 18, 2023
koodos labs

Reflections from the Berkman Klein Center's 25th Anniversary

BKC Affiliate Jad Esber offers reflections on BKC’s 25th anniversary reunion event.

Sep 16, 2023
Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters

Queer and feminist reflections on sextech

Zahra Stardust co-authors commentary reflecting on sextech futures.

Sep 15, 2023
Taylor & Francis Online

Queer and feminist reflections on sextech

With collaborators, Zahra Stardust presents a brief overview of recent literature and popular commentary, including suggestions for new research agendas in the sextech sphere.

Sep 15, 2023
LSE

Social Media, Youth, and New Legislation: The Most Critical Components

BKC Faculty Associate Sameer Hinduja discusses the challenge of regulating social media platforms to protect young people.

Sep 14, 2023

Threats like AI-aided bioweapons confound policymakers

BKC Responsible AI Fellow Rumman Chowdhury comments on the EU’s Digital Services Act.

Sep 12, 2023
SSRN

Effects of Negativity Type and Active Involvement on the Likelihood of Responding to Negativity in Stream Live Chats

RSM Visiting Scholar Jeffrey Hall studies whether chat negativity and the degree to which live chat rule sets encourage active (vs. passive) involvement influence participants’…

Sep 8, 2023
Connected by Data

Reflections on two reunions

BKC Alumnus Tim Davies reflects on BKC’s 25th reunion event.

Sep 8, 2023
Tech Policy Press

Will AI Degrade Online Communities?

BKC Senior Research Coordinator Kaylie Mayberry explains how increased use of generative AI may degrade online communities. 

Sep 7, 2023
The Atlantic

Robots Are Already Killing People

BKC Affiliate Bruce Schneier and Davi Ottenheimer discuss the need for regulation to enhance safety as robots become more advanced. 

Sep 6, 2023
Prospect Magazine

What happens when AI trains itself?

BKC Faculty Associate Ethan Zuckerman describes roadblocks to AI's continued training and learning. 

Sep 6, 2023

Why This Award-Winning Piece of AI Art Can't Be Copyrighted

BKC Director Rebecca Tushnet comments on how copyright doctrine may apply to AI.

Sep 6, 2023
Mother Jones

How Dating Became a Paradise for Predators

BKC Faculty Associate Leah Plunkett comments on the relationship between social media platforms and the harms that may occur on them.

Sep 1, 2023
Tech Policy Press

A Better Approach to Privacy for Third-Party Social Media Tools

BKC Faculty Associate Ethan Zuckerman and Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci discuss the privacy considerations surrounding the creation of third-party social media tools to create a…

Aug 31, 2023
Tech Policy Press

A Better Approach to Privacy for Third-Party Social Media Tools

Chad Rajendra-Nicolucci and BKC Faculty Associate Ethan Zuckerman argue that fresh approaches to privacy will be necessary for the ecosystem of third-party tools that complement…

Aug 31, 2023
Science

Social media, extremism, and radicalization

BKC Faculty Associate Aaron Shaw discusses the connection between social media platforms and extremist movements. 

Aug 30, 2023
WIRED

Nervous About ChatGPT? Try ChatGPT With a Hammer

BKC Affiliates Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders opine on the great power that AI will have once it is capable of using real-world tools and urge that companies and regulators…

Aug 29, 2023
Journal of Free Speech Law

Is it a Platform? Is it a Search Engine? It's Chat GPT! The European Liability Regime for Large Language Models

BKC Faculty Associate Beatriz Botero Arcila examines the question of how to regulate large language models to minimize risks while still allowing for potential benefits to be…

Aug 25, 2023
The Markup

Pyramid Schemes Are Illegal. MLMs Are Not. What About the Tech That Powers Them?

BKC Director Rebecca Tushnet comments on accountability for software companies servicing multi-level marketing companies accused of being pyramid schemes. “Regulators take the…

Aug 24, 2023
Journal of Legal Analysis

Algorithmic Harm in Consumer Markets

BKC Faculty Associate Oren Bar-Gill and co-director of Artificial Intelligence and Law Project Cass R. Sunstein, co-write with Inbal Talgam-Cohen on addressing the potential harms…

Aug 21, 2023