Affiliates Nathan Sanders and Bruce Schneier suggest that, though the technology undoubtedly has its risks, AI presents opportunities "to make democracy better, stronger, and more responsive to people ...

In Nature, Dariusz Jemielniak satirizes academics' hyperfixation on metrics with his j-index: the quotient of the (literal) weight of an author's works and their time-since-PhD.

Greg Gondwe studies the role of encrypted messaging apps (primarily WhatsApp) in spreading disinformation during South Africa's 2024 general elections.

Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders look to examples from around the globe to anticipate how the 2026 midterm elections might be shaped by AI.

Faculty Associate Kate Klonick and Alan Rozenshtein talk to Columbia law professor Tim Wu about Wu's new book, “The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms Conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future ...

"Even with the support of new emerging regulations, independent researchers still face major barriers to accessing even basic social media data essential for studying everything from election ...

Justin Curl (HLS ’26) is a consultant for the MacArthur Foundation on its AI grantmaking strategy and a 3L at Harvard Law School. As the Tech Law & Policy Advisor to the New Mexico Attorney General, ...

This is a guide to good practices for college and university open-access (OA) policies. It's based on the type of rights-retention OA policy first adopted at Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and the University ...

Myojung Chung remarks on a recent study that complicates her previous work on young adults' algorithmic literacy.

Affiliate and former fellow Johanna Wild details her efforts to make it simpler for journalists to find and use open-source research tools.