John Palfrey More than a dozen law firms had to make a choice when faced with an unconstitutional Executive Order targeting them: stand up for the Rule of Law or Make a Deal. I’m wondering what the conversation is like these days inside those firms. And how is AI affecting their hiring decisions for young associates, if at all?
The abrupt resignation of the Provost of Dartmouth amidst discussion about AI and academic work leads to lots of questions about disclosure and the limits we should place on AI’s role in scholarship.
Ten days out from a consequential midterms, let’s prebunk the myths and outright lies that are being and will be spread after the election.
A book recommendation and notes about when and where the public can engage with Prof. danah boyd regarding Data Are Made, Not Found (University of Chicago Press, 2026).
It is high time for philanthropy to give more and ask less of our grantee and investee partners, against the backdrop of a crisis in the charitable non-profit sector.
I returned to Boston this week for the annual meeting of Philanthropy Massachusetts. We discussed the importance of courage, leadership, and meeting the moment in this period of peril for our democracy. There is much more that each one of us can do to support our non-profit partners, grantees, and investees.
A free press and the First Amendment matter to our democracy in America. Collective action is essential to upholding the First Amendment. Democracy will not sustain itself.
Trying out a new maxim: the more powerful a technology, the more concern people will have about deploying it, with Artificial Intelligence as the latest example.
A big weekend for Artificial Intelligence — in terms of a focus on how to govern it effectively, not just racing to develop it as quickly as possible at all costs.
Around the world, authoritarian movements are attacking science to weaken democracy: cutting research funding, smearing scientists, and spreading mis- and disinformation. This piece argues that defending free scientific inquiry is part of defending democratic institutions and calls on citizens, funders, and leaders to actively support science and truth.