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More than 90 diplomats from dozens of U.N. member and observer states convened in New York on Feb. 28 for a workshop on AI and International Humanitarian Law.

The latest Harvard Law School Rappaport Forum examines the potential national security threat and 75-day extension issued by Trump.

Harvard Law IP expert Louis Tompros ’03 explains whether OpenAI can counter DeepSeek — the Chinese developer's chatbot that left the U.S. tech market reeling — in court.

Privacy and cybersecurity law expert Timothy Edgar examines national security and First Amendment issues as the popular video website faces a legal deadline.

The new program aims to make public domain materials housed at Harvard Law School Library and other knowledge institutions available to train AI.

Experts discussed the impact of AI on justice systems and democracy at a recent Harvard Law School talk.

Empathy, understanding, and less algorithmic amplification on social media platforms are the best ways to combat conspiracy theories, experts say at Berkman Klein Center event.

The Biden administration is cracking down on Big Tech. But will Amazon, Apple,
Google, and Meta go the way of Standard Oil?

Evita Grant is building a global trading network for African small businesses.

Lumen, a catalog of takedown requests, helps to illuminate efforts to shape the internet through means fair and foul

A daylong conference hosted by Harvard’s Applied Social Media Lab focused on strategies for fostering healthier, more satisfying civil discourse online.

Harvard Law digital privacy expert Leah Plunkett says that children’s data safety is just one of many problems with kids’ use of popular apps like TikTok.

The Berkman Klein cohort of fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year will independently research topics that align with BKC’s three pillars of public programming: AI, social media, and university discourse.

Visiting professor Andrew D. Selbst, an expert in technology and the law, says the CrowdStrike snafu ‘illustrates … how fragile our infrastructure is.’

As the Supreme Court wraps up another blockbuster term, Harvard Law School faculty members reflect on the ways the justices’ most recent decisions might reshape the law.

Harvard Law faculty members share their thoughts on where the Supreme Court justices ultimately landed on prominent cases — and on the longer-term implications of the Court’s decisions.

Asha Jain on satellites, sustainability, and space law

IP and media law expert Christopher Bavitz focused on the potential perils and possibilities of generative AI in a Last Lecture to the graduating class.