Maroussia Lévesque
S.J.D. Candidate
Berkman Klein Center Affiliate
mlevesque at sjd.law.harvard.edu
CV
Bluesky: @maroussia.bsky.social
Dissertation
AI Governance: Towards a Polycentric Model
Artificial intelligence (AI) governance is currently siloed, duplicated and inefficiently allocated among stakeholders. A polycentric model posits AI governance as a spiderweb, with states occupying a central role and creatively arbitrating among a plurality of interests. The project aims to equip governments with tools to fulfill their responsibilities as stewards of the public good in the AI space.
Fields of Research and Supervisors
- Legal aspects of governance and AI-driven discrimination with Professor Martha Minow, Harvard Law School, Principal Faculty Supervisor
- Legal theory and governance in the technology sector with Professor Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law School
- Organizational theory and emerging perspectives on labor law with Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa, UNC School of Law, Founding Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Decision-Making Research Program
Additional Research Interests
- Labor Law and #TechWontBuildIt movement
- Machine Learning Explainability and Interpretability
- Geopolitical implications of Chinese AI developments
- Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights Law
Education
- Harvard Law School, S.J.D. Candidate 2020 – Present
- Harvard Law School, LL.M. Program 2019-2020 (requirements fulfilled, degree waived)
- McGill University, Canada, B.C.L./ LL.B. (J.D.) 2012
- Concordia University, Canada, B.F.A. Computation Arts 2007
Academic Appointments and Fellowships
- Harvard Law School, Lecturer on Law, Comparative AI Governance, Spring 2025
- Harvard Law School, 2021-2022, Graduate Program Fellow, LL.M. Advisor
- Affiliate at Berkman Klein Center, 2020 – onwards
- Collaborator in Indigenous-led AI research program Abundant Intelligences, 2019 – onwards
Representative Publications
- Smoke and Mirrors? AI Regulation and Corporate Power, forthcoming in University of Illinois Journal of Law, Technology & Policy, 2025.
- The Future is Analog (If You Can Afford It), Tech Policy Press, 2024.
- Analog Privilege, NYU Journal of Legislation & Public Policy, Vol. 26, No. 3, 2024.
- Scoping AI Governance: A Smarter Tool Kit for Beneficial Applications, Center for International Governance Innovation, 2021.
- Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, Stem Cell Research Funding Policies and Dynamic Innovation: A Survey of Open Access and Commercialization Requirements, Springer, New York, 2014.
- Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts, Lost in Transportation: Passage Oublié, Singapore, 2008.
Additional Information
- Second reader in dissertation defense committee: Jody Freeman, Archibald Cox Professor of Law, Harvard Law School.
Last Updated: January 24, 2025