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MIT scholars used a humanities symposium to argue that AI’s effects reach beyond technical performance, from education and creative work to people’s capacity for attachment. One pointed concern: Sherry Turkle said chatbots may affect attachment more deeply than social media affects attention.
Why it mattersThe discussion also touched on AI-generated art and the need to rethink education as AI changes teaching and research. These are perspectives shared at MIT’s SHASS anniversary symposium in September, not findings that settle what AI is doing to people.
Discuss: Should AI developers be judged partly by how their systems affect human relationships, or is that asking technology to answer questions society has yet to settle?
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