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Researchers from metaLAB develop a new tool for curricular exploration at Harvard

Twenty-seven prominent researchers from MIT, Harvard, Princeton, NYU, UC Berkeley and Columbia have signed an open statement of concern regarding the use of actuarial risk…

Velislava Hillman asks whether the constant monitoring, micromanagement and data collection of students can guarantee a safe environment for students

Local firms in India will be at a disadvantage if big tech companies are given plum roles, says Padmashree Gehl Sampath

Ethan Zuckerman delves into how the conspiracist community surrounding QAnon represents a hazardous new form of participatory civics and digital storytelling

What could an industry standard for socially responsible, ethically-attuned technologies look like?

The Enterprisers Project highlights Bruce Schneier’s Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive

What happens when white supremacists on the hate site Stormfront learn that they’re not as white as they thought? Two researchers investigated.

Jonathan Zittrain delivers an energetic presentation on the ethical responsibilities of tech companies toward consumers in the era of artificial intelligence.

Telling the president to unblock critics was easy, but interpreting the rule for other government accounts could be hard

Announcing the CAP Case Browser

A project from BKC fellow Hyunjin Seo will offer evidence-based technology education for women who have been recently released from incarceration

BKC fellow honored for his work on Perma.cc and Caselaw Access Project

Exploring AI’s role in the medical field

A recap of the “Connecting the Digital Rights Field with Academia” workshop

Ifeoma Ajunwa discusses the interplay of law and technology in the multiple stages of an employee’s journey

Facebook says its Libra payment platform promises benefits to the poor and unbanked. NGO Mercy Corps is lending its credibility to that social impact promise, but at what cost?

Investigating the Role of User Interfaces in Fighting Misinformation

Apple is testing new sign-in options for iCloud, but there are privacy concerns

An AI fake text generator that can write paragraphs in a style based on just a sentence has raised concerns about its potential to spread false information