AI Reports · Harvard · 2026-10-01 · Blog / commentary
Digital life doesn’t have to be this way
Writer and activist Cory Doctorow spoke at the Berkman Klein Center, calling for a fight against digital-age monopolies and doubting that AI will improve human lives or justify its costs. He explained 'enshittification,' the process by which big tech platforms first lure in users, then sell them out to business clients, then betray those clients too.