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Technology is a fundamental resource for human development.

Technology is a fundamental resource for human development.

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Technological change has intended and unintended consequences.

Technological change has intended and unintended consequences.

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How should we control the development of technology?

How should we control the development of technology?

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Technology must be harnessed for the good of humanity and the planet.

Technology must be harnessed for the good of humanity and the planet.

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Book Review: The AI Mirror

December 2, 2025

If we outsource decision-making to AI and spend all our time chatting with chatbots rather than with fellow humans, we are unlikely to develop the civic skills that we need for coordinated collective action.

What’s It Like to Trust an LLM: The Devolution of Trust Psychology?

November 16, 2025
AUTHOR: Simon T. Powers
FILED UNDER: Social Implications of Technology

The use of LLMs by people lacking expertise and experience, and for purposes they were not originally intended for, is, on the one hand, a fine example of technological generativity; on the other hand, it is having profound and consequential effects on trust relationships.

Do Individuals Matter in the Shape and Direction of Technological Change?

November 5, 2025
AUTHOR: G. Pascal Zachary
FILED UNDER: Articles, Magazine Articles, Things and Theories

The author examines the premise that individuals and teams of individuals matter decisively to technological change, and that biographies matter in a way that the prevailing social shaping paradigm either ignores, misunderstands, trivializes, or caricatures.

 

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