"The history of love and the history of technology have always been intertwined." Faculty Associate Moira Weigel explores how dating apps, algorithms, and AI chatbots shape modern romance, building on ...

"Border technologies heighten the historical violence of colonialism and imperialism while failing to address the root causes of forced migration." Faculty Associate Petra Molnar examines the human ...

"Without the appropriate safeguards, AI for Good initiatives can be easily manipulated to serve as a new method of innovation arbitrage." Affiliate Rumman Chowdhury critiques the unchecked deployment ...

"Using AI to make government more efficient is a worthy pursuit, and this is not a new idea." Berkman Affiliate Nathan E. Sanders and Bruce Schneier examine the implications of AI-driven government ...

Affiliates Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders warn of the risks posed by DOGE’s extreme approach to AI implementation. “If human workers are widely replaced with AI, executives will have unilateral ...

"The widespread adoption of smartphones, growing internet penetration, and the increasing sophistication of surveillance tools offer unprecedented opportunities for state and corporate actors to ...

"Resilience is a prevention problem, and prevention does not attract money." Fellow Jim Cowie contributes to the Marconi Society’s Internet Resiliency Workshop Report, exploring challenges in Internet ...

"The question facing Americans isn’t whether government needs modernization – it’s whether they’re willing to sacrifice democracy in pursuit of Musk’s version of efficiency." Berkman Affiliate Allison ...

Technologies impact every aspect of migration, Petra Molnar writes, and are often used without proper regulation or regard for human rights.

"Social media networks have amplified the reach of social and political movements, but most research focuses on mainstream platforms such as X, Reddit, and Facebook, overlooking Discord." Faculty ...

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"The U.S. government has experienced what may be the most consequential security breach in its history—not through a sophisticated cyberattack or an act of foreign espionage, but through official ...