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Dan Levy, Sarah Wald, Sharad Goel, Bruce Schneier.

Does artificial intelligence hold promise or peril? HKS experts say both.

Featuring Dan Levy, Sarah Wald, Sharad Goel, and Bruce Schneier

December 07, 2023

Illustration of two hands holding an phone that has an American flag on the screen.

Researchers suggest risk-centered framework for regulating social media platforms

Featuring Nancy Gibbs

July 10, 2023

Sheila Jasanoff speaking in to a mic.

Sheila Jasanoff, a pioneer of science and technology studies, looks back on how the field has matured and forward to how it might evolve

November 02, 2022

A sign for the Food And Drug Administration is seen outside of the headquarters in White Oak, Maryland.

A human-algorithm approach to approving medical devices could slash the recall rate and save billions

Featuring Soroush Saghafian, Mohammad Zhalechiana, and Omar Robles

October 30, 2024

Professor Dan Levy stands in front of a class of students.

Harvard Kennedy School faculty members get creative and collaborative in a new artificial intelligence course module

Featuring Sharad Goel, Dan Levy, Julia Minson, Teddy Svoronos, and Todd Rogers

April 23, 2024

Photo collage with perspective over a laptop college admissions application with colorful line graphs overlayed.

A popular educational tool may unexpectedly lead high-achieving students to set their bar for college too low.

Featuring Sharad Goel

March 01, 2024

Kyriakos Pierrakakis

Kyriakos Pierrakakis MPP 2007: Citizen-centric technology

Summer 2023

Abstract crowds of people with virtual reality street display.

Big data and machine learning can usher in a new era of policymaking

April 21, 2023

Latanya Sweeney

Latanya Sweeney is exploring the clashes between technology and society

Summer 2022

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