Woodrow Hartzog
Andrew R. Randall Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law, scholar of privacy, technology, and institutions, and co-author of 'How AI Destroys Institutions.'
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Mar 22, 2026 • 43min
Considering How AI Destroys Democratic Institutions
Jessica Silbey, law professor and associate dean studying institutional impacts of AI. Woodrow Hartzog, law and technology scholar focused on AI design and governance. They describe how AI erodes institutional expertise, accountability, and civic functions. They trace risks to law, journalism, military chains of command, and argue for local, sectoral responses and institutional repair.
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Nov 3, 2024 • 38min
What Kafka Can Teach Us About Privacy in the Age of AI
Woodrow Hartzog, a Boston University law professor and co-author of a recent paper, discusses the implications of Franz Kafka’s worldview for privacy in the age of AI. He critiques the individual control model of privacy, advocating for a societal structure approach that imposes obligations on organizations. The conversation delves into how technological complexities lead to poor decision-making and highlights the paradox of embracing AI's conveniences despite inherent risks. Hartzog also reviews the EU's AI Act, analyzing its strengths and weaknesses in regulating privacy.
Mar 17, 2026 • 53min
Is AI a Death Sentence for Civic Institutions?, with Jessica Silbey and Woodrow Hartzog
Woodrow Hartzog, a law professor specializing in privacy and tech, and Jessica Silbey, a law professor focused on institutions and technology, discuss how AI reshapes civic institutions. They explore institutional theory, technological affordances, AI’s effects on expertise and skill atrophy, legitimacy and reason-giving in law, and argue for bespoke, institution-specific AI and precautionary governance.
