Sherry Turkle
@sturkle.bsky.social
Writer, thinker, mom, MIT professor & humanistic voice of caution about tech. My memoir, The Empathy Diaries, called "an instant classic" by the NY Times.
So thrilled to be in Hope Reese's article on books to help you disconnect. To conversation! Needed more than ever! @hopereese.com
Need a Break from Your Phone? These Books Can Help.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
So thrilled to be in Hope Reese's article on books to help you disconnect. To conversation! Needed more than ever! @hopereese.com
I’m so pleased for the publication of the tenth anniversary edition of Reclaiming Conversation, with my new introduction, a warning about our new love affair with artificial intimacy. And so pleased that @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social’s blog, After Babel, has published the new introduction.
August 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I’m so pleased for the publication of the tenth anniversary edition of Reclaiming Conversation, with my new introduction, a warning about our new love affair with artificial intimacy. And so pleased that @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social’s blog, After Babel, has published the new introduction.
Are you talking to technology? If yes, we're interested in talking to you! We are MIT researchers studying how AI chat affects work and family life. We’re especially looking for legal, medical, IT pros—and parents using AI with kids. Interviews are confidential. Email aichatlife@gmail.com to join!
June 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Are you talking to technology? If yes, we're interested in talking to you! We are MIT researchers studying how AI chat affects work and family life. We’re especially looking for legal, medical, IT pros—and parents using AI with kids. Interviews are confidential. Email aichatlife@gmail.com to join!
The launch of AI for human flourishing www.forbes.com/sites/tracey... was a day of great conversations! Thank you, Pattie Maes, @patpat.bsky.social, and @medialab.bsky.social.
The Human Cost Of Talking To Machines: Can A Chatbot Really Care?
As AI systems grow more emotionally fluent, Professor Sherry Turkle warns we may be trading genuine human connection for simulated comfort, at MIT’s AHA symposium.
www.forbes.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The launch of AI for human flourishing www.forbes.com/sites/tracey... was a day of great conversations! Thank you, Pattie Maes, @patpat.bsky.social, and @medialab.bsky.social.
I am so looking forward to what promises to be a compelling day @medialab.bsky.social. My most cherished colleagues across generations are participating. Learn more at www.media.mit.edu/events/aha-s....
Can we design AI to support human flourishing? | AHA Symposium 2025 – MIT Media Lab
Can we design AI to support human flourishing?
www.media.mit.edu
March 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I am so looking forward to what promises to be a compelling day @medialab.bsky.social. My most cherished colleagues across generations are participating. Learn more at www.media.mit.edu/events/aha-s....