Join the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University on November 5, 2025 from 12:30 – 1:30 pm ET for a dialogue competing values, incentives, and worldviews around AI. Register to attend on zoom.
This conversation brings together Jason Crawford (Roots of Progress), Amba Kak (AI Now Institute), and Brian McGrail (Center for AI Safety Action Fund) to explore the fault lines and shared assumptions among three major schools of thought, what we at the Berkman Klein Center call the AI Triad. Together, they’ll examine where accelerationists, safetyists, and skeptics most productively disagree, and where their goals may unexpectedly align.
Moderated by BKC Faculty Director Jonathan Zittrain, this event is part of our ongoing effort to foster dialogue across divided intellectual communities and to surface the moral, technological, and empirical premises driving the AI debate.
Accelerationists see AI as a force for human progress, unlocking new frontiers of innovation and economic growth. Safetyists warn that its rapid development could unleash existential risks that outpace our capacity for control. Skeptics take issue with salvation and doomsday narratives, instead grappling with how AI’s deployment amplifies existing social and economic inequalities. Too often, these camps speak past one another. Yet to chart a responsible path forward, their dialogue is essential
Join the UW Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science for the 2025 Fleagle Endowed Lecture featuring Steve J. Davis, Professor of Earth System Science, Stanford University. The lecture will be held in Kane Hall, Room 210 on November 6, 2025 from 7:00-8:30 PM.
Over the past decade, the focus of climate mitigation has shifted from incremental progress to achieving true net-zero emissions. This talk explores the hardest-to-abate sources of greenhouse gases—why they’re so challenging, and the most promising solutions emerging today. Drawing on recent research into net-zero pathways for the power sector, transportation, heating, and industry, the presentation highlights what we’ve learned and what lies ahead. Attendees will gain insight into how evolving technologies, geopolitics, and global ambitions continue to shape the path toward a stable climate.
This event is free and open to the general public. A recording of the lecture will be available to those who register for the event.
More about Professor Davis here
The third Call for Letters of Interest (LOI) for a training opportunity at the Washington Learning Health System Embedded Scientist Training and Research (LHS E-STAR) Center. This third and final round of scholars will conduct research projects at Community Health Association of Spokane and HealthPoint. Learn more about the E-STAR Center on their website: Applications :: ACT Center (act-center.org)
We encourage you to share the instructions for the LOI with early career faculty and postdocs who may be interested in this exciting opportunity. An informational webinar on the LOI and application process will be held on October 16, 2025 from 12:00-1:00 PM. Please register for the informational webinar here. All LOI materials will be due on November 10, 2025.
In the meantime, should you have any questions, please contact Monica Fujii (monica.m.fujii@kp.org).