Harvard Kennedy School ‘Pre-Mortem’ Warns AI Firms to Act Now on Catastrophic Risk
A Harvard Belfer Center paper maps how AI could enable a major terror attack, why open-weight models are the main gap, and what safeguards could help.
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A Harvard Belfer Center paper maps how AI could enable a major terror attack, why open-weight models are the main gap, and what safeguards could help.
Harvard’s fiscal 2026 report shows a $100M surplus and 27.1% endowment return, but an $80M gap in flexible funds and a new 8% endowment tax ahead.
Harvard dining workers voted 548-67 to authorize a strike after months without a contract. Wages, health care and summer pay are the main issues.
Harvard’s graduate student union plans to strike Oct. 27 without a contract. What each side offers, and why Harvard says a strike may be unprotected.
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