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The Risks and Realities of AI Chatbots

April 7, 2026 / 6:00pm – 7:30pm PDT

AI chatbots are everywhere. They answer questions, offer advice, and even provide emotional support. But what happens when they hallucinate or deliver unreliable information? Who’s responsible when these tools cause real harm? Kashmir Hill of The New York Times and Jeff Horwitz of Reuters have been investigating questions like these for years. Hill has broken […]

WeRobot 2026: Berlin

April 23, 2026 / 12:00pm – 25, 2026 / 6:00pm PDT

We Robot is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed conference that brings together leading scholars and practitioners to discuss legal, ethical and policy implications of robots and other emergent digital technologies. Since its inception in 2012, the conference has fostered dynamic conversations regarding robot theory, design, ethics and development. We Robot has been hosted in Yale, Stanford, Ottawa, […]

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Distinguished Lecture Series

Distinguished Lecture with Danielle Citron | The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age

Danielle Citron is the Jefferson Scholars Foundation Schenck Distinguished Professor in Law and Caddell and Chapman Professor of Law at the University of Virginia, where she writes and teaches about privacy, free expression and civil rights. Her scholarship and advocacy have been recognized nationally and internationally.

Distinguished Lecture with Langdon Winner | Technology Innovation and the Malaise of Democracy

Langdon Winner is a political theorist who focuses upon social and political issues that surround modern technological change.

Hacking Elections: A Conversation with Matt Tait

On November 28th, 2018 cybersecurity expert and former British intelligence officer Matt Tait gave the Tech Policy Lab's Distinguished Lecture on foreign interference with the midterm elections.

Taking Care: Code and Control in a Technological Future | Taeyoon Choi

Taeyoon Choi is an artist, organizer, teacher and cofounder of the School for Poetic Computation, an artist-run school in New York City with a motto of “More Poetry, Less Demo.”

AI Now: Social and Political Questions for Artificial Intelligence | Kate Crawford

In March 2018, Kate Crawford gave the Tech Policy Lab’s Spring Distinguished Lecture on “AI Now: Social and Political Questions for Artificial Intelligence.”

Poison Arrows and Other ‘Killer Apps’: A Hunter-Gatherer Perspective on Tech and our Future | James Suzman

In November 2017, James Suzman joined the Tech Policy Lab to give our fall Distinguished Lecture on “Poison Arrows and Other ‘Killer Apps’: A Hunter-Gatherer Perspective on Tech and our Future.”

My Politics as a Technologist | Terry Winograd and Alan Borning

On November 30, 2016 the Tech Policy Lab organized a discussion at the intersection of personal politics and technical expertise with Terry Winograd and Alan Borning.

How Technology Impacts Humans | Latanya Sweeney

In December 2016, the Lab's Fall Distinguished Lecture was given by renowned technologist and former Chief Technologist for the Federal Trade Commission, Professor Latanya Sweeney.

Deterrence in the 21st Century: From Nuclear, To Space, To Cyberspace | General Kevin Chilton

In April 2016, General Kevin Chilton gave the Tech Policy Lab's Spring Distinguished Lecture on Deterrence in the 21st Century: From Nuclear, To Space, To Cyberspace.

Responsible Innovation in the Age of Robots and Smart Machines | Jeroen van den Hoven

In December 2014, Jeroen van den Hoven gave the Tech Policy Lab's Distinguished Lecture on Responsible Innovation in the Age of Robots and Smart Machines.