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We are builders of technology, policy experts, and acclaimed communicators. Our work focuses on transforming the incentives that drive technology, from social media to artificial intelligence. centerforhumanetechnology.substack.…

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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Stop the AI Drift is live across the NYC subway. While we debate what AI could do tomorrow, it’s already changing how we think, work, and relate to each other today. We call it AI drift. Learn more at itsnotyouits.ai #AIDrift #ItsNotYouItsAI
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
CHT co-founder Aza Raskin sat down with Ramesh Srinivasan on @utopiaspodcast.bsky.social to discuss ethical tech design, maintaining connection and creativity, and his advice for the next generation of technologists. Check out the full episode here: bit.ly/4gXuAYP
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This week we’ve seen a number of warnings about AI safety from researchers and commentators, including a letter from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calling for a slower pace of development.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Feeling confused, anxious, or overwhelmed by the recent AI headlines? To understand how we got here, and what we can do, watch “The AI Doc,” now streaming on Netflix starting Sept 15th as well as other major streaming platforms. #theaidoc #theaidocfilm Watch on Netflix: bit.ly/4xq5gQk
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Our Senior Director of Strategy and Impact, Camille Carlton, spoke to @san.com about how today's AI systems are designed to weaken our cognitive capacities, not amplify them. bit.ly/3SzyuxH
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AI isn't making you dumber. But it may be changing how you think
Researchers are split on whether relying on AI is eroding our critical thinking -- or just changing it. Here's what they actually found.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
On Monday, 8/24, CHT's Camille Carlton joins David Ryan Polgar, founder of @alltechishuman.bsky.social, for a fireside chat on preserving what makes us human in the age of AI. This event is sold out, but stay tuned for a recording, which we'll make available shortly after.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Read ikhan.bsky.social's piece on our Substack about why access to high-quality data is the biggest obstacle to measuring AI's impact on humans — and what a new data-sharing infrastructure between AI companies and researchers might look like. bit.ly/4w27rZv
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
AI is reshaping the most intimate parts of our lives and eroding our fundamental human capacities in the process. CHT is committed to protecting those capacities. Read our executive director Julie Guirado's letter about the work we're doing on AI and what makes us human: bit.ly/3T7VMuC
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That feeling you’re having about AI? It's telling you something important.
A letter from CHT’s Executive Director
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Read ikhan.bky.social’s piece in our Substack today about why the fundamental human need for connection can be a “glitch” in our psychology — one that AI companies are racing to exploit. Read the full piece here: bit.ly/4hnwfrc
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Will Human-Like AI Hijack Human Psychology?
Have you been on a customer service phone-call recently and found yourself wondering whether you’re actually talking to a human – or to an AI voice agent?
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Illinois has taken a step toward safer AI systems by signing the AI Safety Measures Act into law. CHT endorsed the bill this spring, and we're grateful for the work of sponsor Sen. Edly-Allen, partners Encode AI and Secure AI Project, and Gov. Pritzker for getting this across the finish line.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Applications for our inaugural Emerging Voices in AI & Society Fellows Program close this Sunday, July 12! Learn more and apply here: www.humanetech.com/fellowship
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Emerging Voices in AI and Society Fellowship
We're looking for mid-career experts from interdisciplinary backgrounds with media experience and excitement to apply to our fellowship program.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
In this week’s episode of YUA, Tristan and Aza discuss what it was like for Tristan to meet Pope Leo ahead of his AI encyclical, why this is such a critical step toward a pro-human future, and how we can build on the momentum of the Pope’s call to action. Check it out: bit.ly/442tgwy
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“Magnifica Humanitas:” Pope Leo’s Clarion Call on AI
Tristan Harris on his experience meeting the Pope ahead of his encyclical on AI
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Applications are still open for our inaugural Emerging Voices in AI & Society Fellows Program! Submit your applicatiion by July 12, 2026. The fellowship begins September 14. Learn more and apply here: www.humanetech.com/fellowship
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Emerging Voices in AI and Society Fellowship
We're looking for mid-career experts from interdisciplinary backgrounds with media experience and excitement to apply to our fellowship program.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
In this week’s episode of YUA, Tristan sits down with experts to talk about the kinds of verification technology we need to govern AI, the challenges of building it, and the world it could unlock if we did. Check out the full conversation: bit.ly/4grYoNe
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We Need AI Treaties. This is How We Get Them.
A conversation with experts on the tech we need to govern AI
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
CHT is pleased to announce we’re opening applications for our inaugural Emerging Voices in AI & Society Fellows Program. Learn more about the program: bit.ly/44fENIV Applications are open through July 12, 2026. The cohort begins September 14. Apply here: bit.ly/4eq7mIf
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
CHT is pleased to announce we’re opening applications for our inaugural Emerging Voices in AI & Society Fellows Program. Read more about the program here: bit.ly/4vjULha Applications are open through July 12, 2026. The cohort begins September 14.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Imran Khan — who leads our work on psychosocial evaluations of AI — spoke to @spectrum.ieee.org on the need for benchmarks that measure how AI products impact society, not just their raw capability. Read the full article here: spectrum.ieee.org/measuring-ai-soci…
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Why Aren't We Measuring How AI Affects Humans?
Expert calls for metrics on AI models' societal impact, not just performance
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Pete Furlong, CHT's Senior Manager of Policy and Research, was featured in Congressional Quarterly Researcher's recent report on the risks and rewards of humanoid robotics. Read the full report here: bit.ly/4xfcO9y
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CQ Researcher - Humanoid Robots
The prevalence of humanoid robots powered by artificial intelligence is growing worldwide and expected to increase dramatically in coming years, from sales of $3 billion in 2025 to $15.2 billion by 2030 and $5 trillion by 2050, with 1 ...
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
CHT co-founders Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin joined This is Gavin Newsom for a wide-ranging discussion on the stakes of the disastrous default path we're on with AI, and how we can still grab the wheel and steer towards a better future. Check out their full conversation: bit.ly/4dQoJBS
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Over half of Americans believe the risks of AI outweigh the benefits. Tristan Harris went on One Nation with Brian Kilmeade to discuss why people aren't buying the vision of AI they're being sold today — and what a different path might look like.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
AI has been reshaping what it means to be human, and this week Pope Leo gave much-needed voice to what many of us have been struggling to articulate. We're grateful for his clarity, and for the moral weight he's bringing to a conversation that so deeply needs it.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Our co-founder, Tristan Harris, is honored to have been invited to The Vatican ahead of Pope Leo's first encyclical, which warned against AI's erosion of human dignity, identity, and agency. We're hopeful that this will help the world recognize the urgent need to change course.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Camille Carlton, CHT’s Senior Director of Strategy and Impact, laid out for the TEDxMiami audience last week how AI is eroding critical pillars of our humanity — and what can be done to protect the things we cherish as humans. Stay tuned for a full video of Camille's talk in the coming weeks.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The wait is over! Starting today, May 15, you can stream The AI Doc on Peacock. The film takes the dizzying complexity of AI — its promise, its perils, the competing ideologies, the economic incentives shaping it all — and turns it into a shared experience we can watch and respond to together.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Modern life depends on digital security. So what happens when an AI can find thousands of new vulnerabilities in the software that runs the world in just hours? Tristan asks two experts to talk through the meaning of Claude Mythos. Watch - bit.ly/49MvKlM Listen - bit.ly/49MvJOK
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
AI companies have promised that superintelligent AI will cure cancer. Dr. Emilia Javorsky argues that this promise is not only false — it's taking resources from what could actually help. Read our producer Julia Scott's key takeaways from our conversation with Dr. Javorsky: bit.ly/48KRy0T
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
To mark America's 250th birthday, Time Magazine asked 25 tech insiders — including CHT co-founders Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin — to name a technology that's "defining American life today." Read the full piece to see what they picked: bit.ly/3P6sDOG
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25 Tech Insiders on the Innovations Defining American Life Today
TIME asked Tim Cook, Ray Kurzweil, Gwynne Shotwell, and 22 others to tell us about an innovation that speaks to America at 250
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
CHT Executive Director Julie Guirado has a new op-ed for the Persuasion substack today on what the Mythos story reveals about the dangerous, broken incentives of the AI race: bit.ly/3QECo7h
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The Case for AI Regulation
The Mythos near-catastrophe demonstrates why the status quo cannot continue.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
On this week's episode of Your Undivided Attention, Dr. Emilia Javorsky explains why superintelligence won't get us to a cancer cure. And how AI could revolutionize medicine, if we choose a different path. Check it out at the links in the replies:
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
ikhan.bky.social has a new article on our Substack that explains why we need better AI benchmarks that focus not on raw capability but on how AI is impacting users. You can read his full piece here: bit.ly/4czfuqj
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What is AI doing to humans? Why aren’t we measuring it?
We measure AIs to see whether they can pass a bar exam, write working code, and use your computer interface. We test to see how good they are at completing complex tasks, or just impressing humans.
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Real Time with Bill Maher @realtimers.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
"This is not to scare you. It's to be crystal clear about where this is heading: This is heading towards an anti-human future." Watch Tristan Harris give Bill an eye-opening A.I. update. 😮🤖 Join #TheHumanMovement @ human.mov @humanetech.bsky.social @realbillmaher.bsky.social
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
"The AI Doc" opens this Friday. In this week’s episode of YUA, Tristan and Aza talk to the team behind it about how they condensed AI's complexities into a single film that anyone can understand. Listen to the episode. Then go see the film with your friends and family. Links in the replies.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
That's a wrap on @sxsw.com 2026! Tristan and Aza had a packed week full of premieres, panels, and podcasts. The movement for a better technological future is here — together, we can shape the direction of AI. See you next time, Austin!
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Earlier this week, Anthropic announced it would substantially scale back its commitments to safety. This what we've been warning about for years: when AI labs are incentivized for competitive advantage, voluntary safety commitments aren't enough. Read more here: bit.ly/4cwwzBN
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Anthropic Drops Flagship Safety Pledge
In an abrupt shift, the company may release future AI models without ironclad safety guarantees
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Our policy team has put together their annual policy forecast for 2026. From midterm election dynamics to the fate of state AI laws under threat of federal preemption, you can see what we're tracking here: bit.ly/4rlXHYB
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
This week on Your Undivided Attention, we’re bringing you a discussion between Tristan and Yoshua Bengio about the necessity and challenges of building a truly safe AI system, and why the current incentives are taking us in the opposite direction. Check it out at the links in the replies.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
This week on Your Undivided Attention, we’re bringing you Aza Raskin’s conversation with Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger on their podcast “Possible” Link in the replies.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Center for Humane Technology has launched a new work area: “AI and What Makes Us Human” How is AI eroding the things we hold dear in our lives? And what new norms, rights, and protections do we need in order to preserve our humanity in the age of AI? Read more on our Substack, link in replies.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Dr. Zak Stein has been studying AI psychosis. He sees the emergence of the attachment economy: AI systems designed to exploit our psychological vulnerabilities at scale. Read more about Zak’s diagnosis and solutions from his appearance on Your Undivided Attention: bit.ly/3NN9m3K
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
CHT co-founders Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin last night at the premiere of "The AI Doc" at #Sundance. We are so excited to celebrate the incredible collaborative effort that went into this milestone project! For more info, check out: bit.ly/45olxdj (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Tonight is the premiere of The AI Doc at the #Sundance Film Festival. This doc explores the promise and peril of the most powerful technology humanity has ever wielded. For more information on screenings, go to: bit.ly/45olxdj
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Program Guide | 2025 Sundance Film Festival
Discover the 2025 film lineup.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We’re thrilled that CHT co-founders, Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin, will be at the #SundanceFilmFestival for the premiere of "The AI Doc" from Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell. If you want to connect while we’re in Park City, we’d love to hear from you. For more info: bit.ly/45olxdj
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
At the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, CHT co-founder Tristan Harris sat down with @yoshuabengio.bsky.social for a discussion on the critically important question of how to align AI with human thriving. For more information on Human Change, go to: humanchange.com
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
OpenAI just announced their plans to include ads in ChatGPT. Our executive director Daniel Barcay wrote in @techpolicypress.bsky.social last year about how much of a disaster that's going to be. Read his diagnosis of the broken incentives behind advertising in AI: bit.ly/4b8maeL
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Advertising is Coming to AI. It’s Going to Be a Disaster.
Daniel Barcay sounds the alarm on AI chatbots hiding advertising in conversations—and why this threatens autonomy and demands new rules.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
In this week's episode of YUA, Dr. Zak Stein, founder of the AI Psychological Harms Research Coalition, explores the mechanisms behind AI psychosis, the incentives of the attachment economy, and the path to a future where AI enhances relationships instead of replacing them. Link in the replies.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Our partners at Encode have just launched planforai.org, the go-to website for young people entering the workforce. This is a critical resource to prepare students as they navigate the new uncertainty AI poses for work.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
We're living in the world game theory built — where every interaction feels strategic and trust feels naive. AI threatens to lock that logic in place forever. How do we escape? Read the key takeaways from our conversation with Prof. Sonja Amadae on the Game Theory Dilemma: bit.ly/4qZ3mU0
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
In this week’s episode of Your Undivided Attention, Tristan and Aza sit down with prof. Sonja Amadae to explore how game theory captured modern life, why it's making the world feel increasingly meaningless, and how we can escape the game theory dilemma. Link to the full episode in the replies:
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
The AI jobs conversation is missing what's already happening. Total employment: stable. Early-career roles in AI-exposed fields: down 13-20%. The career ladder is breaking, not through mass layoffs, but by eliminating how people learn and advance. Read our latest on AIxJobs. Link in the comments.
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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Our Policy Director Camille Carlton joined the Regulating AI Podcast to discuss the the mental health risks of AI companions, the recent lawsuits against OpenAI and Character AI, and what enforceable AI policy actually looks like. Link to the full episode in the replies:
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