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Intellectual property law wasn’t written with AI in mind, so it isn’t clear who owns the images that emerge from prompts – or if the artists whose work was scraped to train AI models should be paid.
One of the bedrock principles of the American legal system is that no one is above the law. When it comes to indicting a former US president, political factors must also be weighed.
In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, giving decisions about the legality of abortion back to states, voters and state legislatures have made their preferences on abortion clear.
Public data about individual donors’ political contributions supports the perception that American academia leans left.
Musicians established themselves in the US, where they continued to practice their cultural life, which flourished.
Artificial intelligence looks like a political campaign manager’s dream because it could tune its persuasion efforts to millions of people individually – but it could be a nightmare for democracy.
Researchers have identified ways to have more productive conversations – even when you’re talking to someone who holds an opposite view.
The deal would raise the ceiling for two years, cap some federal spending and impose new work requirements on certain federal benefits. It still needs the blessing of Congress.
New research on our desire to create shared memories with the people we care about offers insights for companies that want to improve their customer service.
Stars begin to expand when they run out of fuel and can become thousands of times larger, consuming any planets in the way. For the first time, astronomers have witnessed one such event.
L'Afrique a stimulé le moral des entreprises locales et étrangères autour des investissements dans la production locale, dans l'ère post-COVID. Mais il faut aller plus loin.
Ancient microbes likely produced natural products their descendants today do not. Tapping into this lost chemical diversity could offer a potential source of new drugs.
Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, first established a set of political decorum rules in legislatures to help establish stability during the country’s early years.
If the US fails to increase its debt ceiling by June 1, it could be forced into an embarrassing – and hugely costly – default on its obligations.
A team of economists looked at what happened after Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements were reinstated in Virginia in 2013.
Africa has come a long way, in the post-COVID era, in boosting the morale around local production investments among local and foreign companies. But more is needed.
Laws shielding from prosecution those who kill and maim citing self-defense have spread across the states and may be fueling a ‘shoot now, think later’ mindset among homeowners.
Chemist David Liu explains how gene editing is paving the way to treating and even curing certain genetic diseases.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to raise the debt ceiling – and avoid an unprecedented US default – but only if Democrats agree to freeze spending and agree to several other demands.
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
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Research Associate in History of Science, Harvard University
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Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, Harvard Kennedy School
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Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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G. Gordon Watts Professor of Music and Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University
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Ph.D. Student in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Law and Leadership, Harvard University
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Professor of Global Communications and Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Theoretical Astrophysics, Harvard University
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Affiliate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
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Professor of Law, Harvard University
