The BKC 2025 Action Report is here.
Inside, you’ll find:
— An interview with Chief AI Scientist Josh Joseph
— Newly launched tools from the Applied Social Media Lab focused on deliberation, transparency, and interoperability
— Updates from our new AI & Law professional learning program
— Research, student initiatives, and convenings from across the Center
It’s a snapshot of a year’s worth of work across research, teaching, tool-building, and community.
Read the 2025 Action Report at the link in bio.
Julie Brill, Chief Privacy Officer and Corporate Vice President Global Privacy, Safety, and Regulatory Affairs, shares with HLS students about the importance of not chasing the first job and being open to conversations in your career.
We are thrilled to welcome our 2024-25 fellows to BKC!
With expertise spanning neuropsychiatry, AI ethics, misinformation, history, music, and much more, we can't wait to see what this talented and accomplished group works on, individually and (especially) together.
Congratulations to those selected! 👏👏 Learn more about them - link in bio. @niemanfoundation@harvardlaw
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BKC is launching a new student Ideas-to-Impact Incubator to support creative, student-led projects with up to $5000 per project.
Kickstart Spring by grabbing a baby plant of your own and learn more about how you can bring your bold ideas to life!
Whether you are building something experimental, technical, artistic, or entirely new, this is your chance to turn ideas into real impact.
🌱 Visit us in front of the Science Center TODAY from 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET for our plant giveaway, stickers, and more!
💡Deadline to Apply: April 12, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET at http://brk.mn/incubator!
We’re just three months away from kicking off #Navigate26 in beautiful Portsmouth, NH!
Co‑hosted by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, Navigate is an exclusive gathering of global leaders across industry, government, academia, and civil society. With more than a dozen interactive sessions, it’s a unique opportunity to exchange ideas, spark conversations, and build meaningful connections.
Don’t miss out — secure your spot today at the link in our bio.
You’re invited.
The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (2026) is a documentary by filmmakers Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell that follows Roher as he interviews technologists, experts, and doomsday thinkers about the existential risks — and extraordinary promise — of artificial intelligence.
Framed by his own anxiety as a father-to-be, the film explores the “apocaloptimist” perspective: holding both fear and hope at once while asking what it means to bring children into a world shaped by AI.
After the screening, we’ll open the room for a conversation with thinkers working at the edge of technology, ethics, and collective life:
-Max Tegmark (MIT / Future of Life Institute)
-Jon Zittrain (Harvard / Berkman Klein Center)
Moderated by Lawrence Lessig (Harvard / Equal Citizens)
This is not just a film. It’s a shared encounter.
The screening is free for Catalyst Conversations supporters and friends, but registration is required.
#catalystconversations
From uncertainty to superintelligence, our Fall Speaker Series was full of memorable topics, engaging speakers, and insightful conversations.
Thank you to everyone who joined us in-person or online this past semester. And of course a huge thank you to all of our guest speakers!
⏰One more day to finish up your application for the Berkman Klein Center fellowship! Applications are due TOMORROW, December 5th, at 11:59 pm ET.
Hurry and submit your application materials ASAP ⏳
Link in bio.
Applications are now open for the Berkman Klein Center’s Fellowships!
We’re looking for scholars, practitioners, and technologists exploring how AI is reshaping society—and how we can shape AI in return.
This year’s priority areas include:
🤖 Agentic AI
🧠 Language Model Interpretability
📊 Benchmarking AI Beyond “Intelligence”
🌍 AI & the Human Experience
⚖️ Bridging the “AI Triad”
📍 Cambridge, MA residency encouraged
🗓️ Apply by Dec 5, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET)
📩 Learn more + apply: link in bio
What happens when machines start telling us what we want to hear—and when users start depending on them for emotional connection?
Join us THIS THURSDAY (October 23) for “Friend, Flatterer, or Foe? The Psychology & Liability of Chatbots”, featuring author and New York Times reporter Kashmir Hill in conversation with ASML Senior Director Meg Marco and BKC Senior Advisor Jordi Weinstock. The event will cover the effects of AI sycophancy, as well as potential ethical and legal frameworks that could be used to protect users.
This is a free, hybrid event that’s open to the public. Link to RSVP in bio.
THIS WEDNESDAY: MIT’s Jacob Andreas joins BKC Chief AI Scientist Josh Joseph to discuss how language models should communicate their beliefs and uncertainty – and what happens when they get it wrong. Learn more + RSVP: http://brk.mn/10-1-bkctalk
That’s a wrap on #Navigate2025! Our final day in Portsmouth was filled with powerful morning and afternoon keynotes, thoughtful discussions and some great moments shared by the IAPP team.
Thank you to our co-host, @bkcharvard , we couldn’t have done it without you👏👏👏
