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NEXT WEEK: Brandon Silverman, former CEO of crowdtangle, speaks on the future of social media at BKC! Don’t miss it. Wednesday, May 14, 12:30 pm ET. cyber.harvard.edu/events/future-…

TOMORROW: Georgia Vlanti of @ObenObservatory discusses trends in global internet censorship at BKC & online with leaders from Access Now & The Tor Project. May 13th, 11 am ET brk.mn/censorship. RT this post, please (other X post🧟).

TODAY: Brandon Silverman, former CEO of @Crowdtangle, speaks on the future of social media at BKC! Don’t miss it. 12:30 pm ET. cyber.harvard.edu/events/future-…

AI audits aren’t working. A new global report chaired by Wendy Chun urges evidence-based, independent frameworks to assess real-world AI risks. Read here » ipie.info/research/sr202…

AI agents complete complex tasks with limited human involvement. What does innovative governance entail? Join Noam Kolt for BKC’s Spring Speaker Series to discuss “Legal Frameworks for Governing AI Agents.” TOMORROW, 5/21 12:30 pm. ET. cyber.harvard.edu/events/legal-f…

Huge thank you to those of you who were able to join us last week. Let's keep the conversation going!

“We moved away from open tech because closed apps were better. But the pendulum is swinging back.” Paul Frazee of @Bluesky shares how interop, not control, is the future of social media. Watch here » youtube.com/watch?v=xDhBVm…

“We moved away from open tech because closed apps were better. But the pendulum is swinging back.” Paul Frazee of @Bluesky shares how interop, not control, is the future of social media. Watch here » youtube.com/watch?v=xDhBVm…

AI is often thought of as a black box -- no way to know what's going on inside. That's changing in eye-opening ways. Researchers are finding "beliefs" models are forming as they converse, and how those beliefs correlate to what the models say and how they say it. See next reply.

NEXT WEEK: BKC welcomeS Jeff Alstott (expert at the U.S. National Science Foundation), Joel Predd, @Jim_Mitre, and Casey Dugan from @RandCorporation to talk about potential threats and opportunities that might emerge on the path to AGI. May 28 at 12:30 pm ET. brk.mn/aisecurity

Disinformation is a poverty issue. David Nemer explains how Brazil’s marginalized suffer most from platform failures and unequal internet access. Powerful findings on digital injustice. Read here » techpolicy.press/why-marginaliz…

Why is the law allergic to statistics? Nathan Matias & @Jon_Penney ask how lawyers and researchers can work together on tech accountability—and offer 7 causal toolsets. Read here » tsjournal.org/index.php/jots…

Cybercrime is on the rise, but global legal responses are lagging behind. Faculty Associate Mailyn Fidler highlights that fragmented international cybercrime laws reveal deeper geopolitical divides. Read here » dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2025/is…

🚨Just ONE month to go until Navigate 2025! Join leading voices this June for conversations at the intersection of data, technology and societal impact. Hosted by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and IAPP, this is where digital policy leaders shape the future: bit.ly/3FhHWza

Join us to discuss digital policy this June 25-26!

TOMORROW! BKC is pleased to welcome Jeff Alstott (expert at the U.S. National Science Foundation), Joel Predd, @Jim_Mitre, and Casey Dugan from @RandCorporation to talk about potential threats and opportunities that may emerge on the path to AGI. Join us tomorrow, 12:30 pm ET. brk.mn/agiproblems

Open-source AI fuels innovation—but raises national security concerns. BKC Fellow Ben Brooks on Lawfare's podcast urges safe diffusion as the path forward. Listen here » lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfar…

As platforms restrict access to crucial data, civil society is increasingly left in the dark. Brandon Silverman and Naomi Shiffman make a powerful case for transparency mandates to safeguard elections, research, and accountability. Read here » via Institute for Data, Democracy & Politics iddp.gwu.edu/case-transpare…

A decade-long ban on state AI regulation? BKC voices warn it’s worse than federal inaction. “This moratorium would halt essential protections and progress.” Read here » washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

The right isn’t just reacting to tech—it’s armed with data governance. Salomé Viljoen spotlights centralized data tools used for exclusion and surveillance. Must-read here » lpeproject.org/blog/the-right…