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A topic index page from MIT Technology Review aggregating journalism on human-technology interaction; useful for tracking mainstream coverage of AI relationship and mental health concerns, but not a primary research or analysis source.

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Summary

MIT Technology Review's topic hub covering the intersection of humans and technology, including AI relationships, social impacts, and ethical considerations. The page aggregates journalism and analysis on how emerging technologies shape human behavior, relationships, and society. It serves as a collection point for ongoing coverage of AI's psychological and social dimensions.

Key Points

•Aggregates reporting on human-AI interaction, including emotional attachment, companionship AI, and social consequences
•Covers ethical concerns around AI manipulation, dependency, and the blurring of human-machine relationships
•Provides journalistic analysis rather than primary research, offering accessible coverage of emerging trends
•Relevant to AI safety discussions around deployment impacts on mental health and social wellbeing
•Ongoing publication means content evolves with the landscape of AI-human interaction concerns

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## Humans and technology

A look at how technologies from AR/VR, brain-computer interfaces, and chip implants to health trackers, biometrics and social media are changing the most basic aspects of human life—work, friendship, love, aging, sickness, parenting, learning, and building community.

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The 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2025 are here. Editor Mat Honan reflects on what made the cut and his regrets from last year.

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[**AI search could break the web**](https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/31/1106504/ai-search-could-break-the-web/)

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Twenty years after high-profile cases of fraud, research ethics has come a long way. But there is still much to be done.

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[**The worst technology failures of 2023**](https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/22/1085829/the-worst-technology-failures-of-2023/)

The Titan submersible, lab-grown chicken, and GM’s wayward Cruise robotaxis made our annual list of the worst in tech.

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[**The rise of the tech ethics congregation**](https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/08/15/1077369/tech-ethics-congregation/)

In a world where tech has become a transcendent force, people are always looking for guidance.

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[**ChatGPT can turn bad writers into better ones**](https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/13/1076199/chatgpt-can-turn-bad-writers-into-better-ones/)

People who use ChatGPT to help with writing tasks

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