Center For Humane Technology
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We envision a world where technology supports our shared well-being, sense-making, democracy, and ability to tackle complex global challenges.
AI’s potential benefits are incredible. But right now, we’re sleepwalking into a dangerous world that no one wants. As @tristanharris argues in an urgent new TED Talk, this doesn’t have to be inevitable. It’s essential we snap out of the trance, face the dangerous implications of…
This week, in a 99-1 vote, the US Senate stripped a provision out of the budget reconciliation text that would have pre-empted states from enforcing their laws on artificial intelligence for up to a decade. The Senate's near-unanimous decision to reject this sweeping pause on…
AGI is coming—are we prepared for this tsunami of change? 🌊 The conversation around AGI is lost in a sea of definitions, timelines, and benchmarks. But powerful AI systems are already re-shaping society and the economy. If we don’t find ways to steer this technology in the…
Our senior policy analyst @FurlongPete went on State Scoop to talk about the risks of AI companion chatbots for kids. Take a listen to the full interview:
As AI companion chatbots become more sophisticated and accessible, so do the risks—especially for children. Hear this week's @prioritiespod covering you need to know now to protect users. 🎙️ Full ep @HumaneTech_ & @Transparency4AI➡️ statescoop.com/radio/how-shou…
The major AI labs have said that the tech they’re building could be catastrophic for society and humanity. Former OpenAI researcher @DKokotajlo says it’s time we started to take them seriously. Check out the full discussion on the latest episode of Your Undivided Attention.…
“Why is replacing work taken to be, without argument or reflection, a good thing?” Tech leaders promise an era of AI abundance. On this most recent episode of Your Undivided Attention, political philosopher Michael Sandel explores what’s missing from that promise: the dignity of…
Tech leaders promise that AI automation will bring an age of abundance: cheap goods, universal high income, and freedom from the drudgery of work. But even if AI does deliver material prosperity, will that prosperity be shared? And what happens to human dignity if our…
CHT co-founder @tristanharris recently gave a TED talk about the dangerous world we’re sleepwalking into with AI. Today, @AfterSkool100 is out with an incredible illustrated version of that talk. With greater clarity about the problems ahead, we can snap out of our collective AI…
We’re thrilled to see Vermont’s Age Appropriate Design Code signed into law this week. This law will ensure responsibility shifts where it belongs - onto platforms to design safer online experiences for kids and teens. We are thankful for Rep. Priestley and Sen. Harrison’s…
#AI development is racing ahead without guardrails, creating an unstable dynamic that could end in either dystopia or chaos. On this week’s episode of #YourUndividedAttention, @aza and Daniel Barcay sit down with Sam Hammond (@hamandcheese) to explore how we can find the narrow…
Therapy and companionship have become the most common use cases for #AI. On this week’s episode of #YourUndividedAttention, MIT sociologist @STurkle lays out her three rules of the road for AI companions: 👶 It’s not for kids. “Children should not be the consumers of this…
“It’s more important than ever that we think of AI not just as an engineering challenge…we need to think about the impact of it on people.” On the latest episode of #YourUndividedAttention, MIT researchers @PattieMaes and @patpat_mit explore how the design choices behind…
AI chatbots ask how your day was. They give advice. They can feel human. But they’re not. They’re platforms built to maximize engagement—leading us toward artificial intimacy and addictive intelligence. It doesn’t have to be this way. On #YourUndividedAttention, @MIT's…
“If they can simulate it well enough that the economy can’t figure out whether it’s human or an AI, then it will be a real impact on society” So much of the conversation around AGI is caught up in whether AI has developed “real” intelligence. But on this week’s episode of…
In an urgent new TED talk, Tristan Harris lays out the incentives behind the current AI race and explains why the course we’re on is such a dangerous one. But this isn’t inevitable. Together, we can coordinate toward a new path for AI.
AI’s potential benefits are incredible. But right now, we’re sleepwalking into a dangerous world that no one wants. In my new TED talk, I argue this doesn’t have to be inevitable. It’s essential we snap out of the trance, face the dangerous implications of our current path, and…
In this week’s episode of #YourUndividedAttention, @RebeccaWinthrop explains the four modes of student learning: passenger, achiever, resister, and explorer and why we’ve been focusing on the wrong one for years. Fixing that mistake will be critical in the age of AI. ”When…