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Evidence, Austerity, and the Public Good
December 30, 2025
AUTHOR: Ketra Schmitt
FILED UNDER: Articles, Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
FILED UNDER: Articles, Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Rather than reflexively accepting the need to cut budgets, services, and investment, let us take the time to critically examine the logic of austerity.
Expanding Our Reach: Amplifying SSIT’s Societal Mission
December 20, 2025
AUTHOR: murtyp
FILED UNDER: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
FILED UNDER: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
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.
Book Review: The AI Mirror
December 2, 2025
AUTHOR: Luke Fernandez
FILED UNDER: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Book Reviews, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
FILED UNDER: Articles, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Book Reviews, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
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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In Memoriam Lindsay James Robertson (1954–2025)
January 9, 2026
AUTHOR: Katina Michael
FILED UNDER: Articles, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, SSIT Announcements, Transactions
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We remember the late Lindsay Robertson of New Zealand, a Senior Editor at the IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society.









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