Zoë Hitzig\, known for her research and wr iting on the political economy of AI\, including a widely discussed op-ed r eflecting on her decision to leave OpenAI\, will examine how AI systems may reshape where knowledge resides and how decisions are made. As these syste ms begin to capture and operationalize forms of tacit\, experience-based kn owledge long embedded in workers and local contexts\, information itself ma y become more concentrated—and with it\, power. This shift raises broader q uestions about how institutions act as information powerbrokers\, and what happens when expertise and decision-making move from individuals and local settings into centralized systems.
Hitzig will be joined in conversat ion with HLS Professor of Entrepreneurial Legal Studies Yochai Benkler to d iscuss how AI systems may reshape where knowledge resides in the economy.
This is a hybrid event. Please be sure to RSVP to join us in person (H arvard ID holders only) or register to join on Zoom. Light refreshments wil l be served after the event.
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