Many of our faculty affiliates, including Sheila Jasanoff, Henry Lee, Bruce Schneier, and Jonathan Zittrain, shared their perspectives on the future of human rights in a recent Harvard Carr Center publication celebrating the 75th anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

When I spoke at the HarvardSTS Kennedy School conference on AI and Democracy. I spoke on Artificial Intimacy - our new AI. I asked, “Who are we becoming when our conversation partners are machines?” As individuals? In relationships? As citizens? news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Honored to speak today at the HarvardSTS Conference on AI and Democracy at the Harvard Kennedy School.

It was such an honor to keynote HarvardSTS's conference on Artificial Intelligence and Democracy. I loved the discussion with Sheila Jasonoff and David Kennedy.  And the pertinent questions from the audience. A highlight of my year!

Closing remarks from Bill de Blasio on building a democratic movement for AI #AIDemocracy

Our final panel on Social Movements and NGOs this morning with Jody Williams, David Hogg 🟧, and Max Tegmark #AIDemocracy

Congressman Ted Lieu Ted Lieu giving his thoughts on AI regulation to close out today’s session #AIDemocracy

Starting our last panel of the day with Bruce Schneier, Allison Stanger, and Christopher Kirchhoff on Competition and Security #AIDemocracy

We are joined by Brando Benifei , Rama Elluru, Meg Leta Jones, Marc Rotenberg | CAIDP.ORG, and Elettra Bietti for our next panel on Regulation and Government #AIDemocracy

“We can locate some focal points of action, and that could come locally.” - Zoë Hitzig #AIDemocracy

'We need a movement to ensure that privacy is protected and that AI is not a tool of creating a surveillance state' - Bill de Blasio #AIDemocracy

Our next panel focuses on Transparency and Democracy with Bill de Blasio, Archon Fung, Jason Jackson, Santiago Garces , and Zoë Hitzig

Jaron Lanier speaking on deep learning systems and their implications for society

'Why would I want to read something someone else couldn’t be bothered to write?' -
John Lopez #AIDemocracy

'Last time I checked, robots don't vote' - Sean M. O'Brien #AIDemocracy

'There is no future of democracy without workers.' - Liz Shuler #AIDemocracy

Our first panel on Labor and Workers with Liz Shuler, Sean M. O'Brien, Louis Hyman, and John Lopez

“Who do we become when we talk to machines?” - Sherry Turkle