Category: Human Impacts

For over five decades, the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) has been the professional home for people concerned with how technology impacts the world, and how the application of technology can improve the world.

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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.

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The IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) is pleased to announce that Dr. Kalyan Sen has been elected SSIT President-Elect for 2025–2026.

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SASIGD 2026 brings together global innovators to advance Responsible and Sustainable AI across seven tracks

The 2026 International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS26) is set for October 14-16, 2026, in Kerala, India

Gisele Waters, SSIT Standards Committee Working Group Chair for IEEE P3119-2025, has been recognized with a 2025 Standards Award, the IEEE SA – Emerging Technology Award.

Digital enterprises have become increasingly monopolistic, individualistic beyond narcissistic to the point of lamentably solipsistic, devastatingly careless of human potential, and environmentally wasteful.

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One of the biggest challenges of teaching such a course is the remarkable pace of change in technology and the societal response. The curriculum is in near constant evolution and must explicitly address how students should develop their continuous learning skills.

More than anything, building the future we want requires the courage and hope to imagine something radically different from the world we live in now.

The 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS25) themed “AI Evolution and Revolution” was held September 10-12 at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, U.S.A..

The ISTAS25 conference AI EVOLUTION & REVOLUTION at Santa Clara University, September 10-12 will explore the far-reaching implications of technological advancements on our society.

SSIT’s August 2025 Podcast is now LIVE on IEEE TV

Check out this AI Resources Hub expanding on topics from ISTAS 2025.

IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society
“Al Evolution and Revolution”
September 10-12, 2025
Hosted by Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California

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