The Burnes Center for Social Change

09/11/2024

We are proud to collaborate with The Burnes Center for Social Change and The GovLab on the “Rebooting Democracy in the Age of AI” Lecture Series!

This year’s series kicks off tomorrow, Sept. 12, 2024 as Burnes Center Director and Core Faculty Member Beth Simone Noveck chats with Digital Democracy and CalMatters.org's David Lesher.

Register to tune in: https://bit.ly/4efVk2u

04/29/2024

As a child, Beth Noveck wanted to be a diplomat. The idea of traveling the world, meeting new people, and solving real world problems was irresistible to a child who saw from an early age how technology could be used for good. For that, she has her mother to thank. In 1982, her mother bought the fam...

03/28/2024

01/11/2024

The official website of the 56th Governor of New Jersey State, Phil Murphy.

01/09/2024

U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs340 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC, 20510(202) 224-2627

12/20/2023

📚🧒 Has the inability to read impacted you or someone close to you? We want to hear from you!

Only 32% of American 4th graders are proficient in reading. Visit UnlockingLiteracy.AI to help us diagnose why these challenges persist.

We are kicking off a year-long set of online and offline engagements to understand the causes of persistent literacy gaps and to develop community-led, implementable policies, technologies, and practices aimed at improving literacy rates locally and nationally. Please share with your networks.

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12/12/2023

With generative AI poised to reshape the public sector, AI expert Beth Noveck says it's up to gov tech leaders to ensure that its story is one of progress and enhanced services.

11/17/2023

Following President Biden's recent executive order on , Beth Noveck, director of The Burnes Center for Social Change and core faculty member at our Institute, shared her expert insights with a variety of media outlets, including Digiday, Mashable, Voice of America News, and Yahoo Finance.

In the aftermath of the news, Beth published two articles highlighting the directive's cautionary narrative, the opportunities to use AI for good, and the need to study and promote how AI can help advance .

Read "Are we focusing too much on the risks of AI and not the potential for good?" here: https://bit.ly/3Qr5bZ6

Read "AI for the People: A Federal Mandate for Inclusive Engagement" here: https://bit.ly/3QBlwuc

11/14/2023

Thursday! Join us for an in-person discussion with Sir on "Combining Human and Machine Intelligence to Enhance Democracy"
Where: Northeastern University Alumni Center, 716 Columbus Ave, 6th Floor
When: 11/16, 5 p.m.
Register! https://t.co/KT0tOO8G4m

Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University
Northeastern University Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Northeastern College of Professional Studies
Northeastern University School of Law
Northeastern University College of Arts, Media and Design
Northeastern University College of Social Sciences and Humanities

10/26/2023

TODAY at 4pm ET: join the Burnes Center and The GovLab for the next Rebooting Democracy event with Ariel Procaccia, Robert Bjarnason, and Colin Megill on "AI for Citizen Engagement." RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocOCtrD8uHtwi7Swo_8OoFIsqdcZqxfKy #/registration
Institute for Experiential AI at Northeastern University
Harvard University

10/16/2023

Congratulations to Beth Simone Noveck, Director of the Burnes Center and the GovLab, who has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Geneva on Dies Academicus (Academic Day) 👏 Learn more about the other honorees and watch the ceremony here:

Agnès Callamard est la secrétaire générale d'Amnesty International. Elle dirige les activités de l'organisation en matière de droits humains et en est la principale porte-parole. Elle est en particulier responsable de la direction générale du Secrétariat international. Elle en définit l’...