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Q & A: Crocodile tears, Can the ethical-moral intelligence of AI models be trusted?

As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in everyday decision-making, its role in shaping how people think about ethics and morality is drawing increasing scrutiny. In this conversation with researcher Sarah Hubbard, we discuss insights from her co-authored paper, “Crocodile Tears: Can the Ethical-Moral Intelligence of AI Models Be Trusted?”—examining how AI systems respond to moral dilemmas, and what this reveals about the risks, limitations, and need for greater transparency and human oversight in AI-driven ethical guidance.

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#CancelRent One Letter at a Time
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#CancelRent One Letter at a Time

As renters struggle under financial pressure brought on by COVID-19, graduating HKS MPP student Georges Clement is helping to stave off evictions

Researchers Release Proposal for Fair Distribution of Response Funds to Native Nations

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Researchers Release Proposal for Fair Distribution of Response Funds to Native Nations

Researchers from Harvard, the University of Arizona, and University of California, Los Angeles today released its proposal for fairly allocating the $8 billion of Title V CARES Act monies earmarked for the governments of federally recognized American Indian and Alaskan Native nations.

Voting In the Time of COVID-19: Can We Make It Work?

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Voting In the Time of COVID-19: Can We Make It Work?

Speakers included:

  • Kristen Clarke, President, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Joshua Kleinfeld
  • Professor of Law, Northwestern University
  • Rachel Kleinfeld, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment
  • Charles Stewart, Professor at MIT and Director of the MIT Election Science Laboratory
  • Miles Rapoport, Harvard Kennedy School (Moderator)

Mobilizing Voters On and Off-Line

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Mobilizing Voters On and Off-Line

2019-20 Technology and Democracy Fellow Laura Miller on connecting with new voters  

 

Fighting for Social Justice in a Pandemic

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Fighting for Social Justice in a Pandemic

The Ash Center hosted a dynamic discussion on how organizing and social movement tactics and methods are changing in the COVID-19 era of physical distancing.

Book Talk — Governance for Urban Services: Access, Participation, Accountability and Transparency

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Book Talk — Governance for Urban Services: Access, Participation, Accountability and Transparency

The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation hosted a virtual book talk with Shabbir Cheema, Senior Fellow, Ash Center – and the principal author and editor of “Governance for Urban Services: Access, Participation, Accountability and Transparency” (Springer 2020). The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Faculty Director, Jorrit de Jong, moderated.

COVID-19’s Impact on Democracies around the World
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COVID-19’s Impact on Democracies around the World

With coronavirus touching every corner of the globe, the Ash Center hosted a discussion with academics from Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States to compare the relationship between democratic governance and COVID-19 in different countries.

Running and Winning Down Ballot Races: Workshop with Run for Something
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Running and Winning Down Ballot Races: Workshop with Run for Something

Ross Morales Rocketto and Manuel Espitia from Run for Something spoke at a workshop, hosted by Harvard’s Ash Center and Institute of Politics, on the nuts and bolts of running for down-ballot office.