Sherry Turkle
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Sherry Turkle is a pioneering scholar at the intersection of psychology, technology, and human identity, best known for her groundbreaking explorations of how digital culture reshapes the self. A professor at MIT, Turkle has spent decades examining the profound psychological and social consequences of our relationships with computers, the internet, and increasingly, artificial intelligence. Her work challenges us to interrogate what it means to be human in an age of ever-more-sophisticated machines. Her most recent research, "Who Do We Become When We Talk to Machines?" (2024), already accumulating 17 citations in its early life, investigates the emerging phenomenon of artificial intimacy — the troubling yet seductive turn toward AI companions, chatbots, and generative AI systems positioned as therapists, coaches, and romantic partners. Through close study of real users, Turkle probes the psychological costs and identity shifts that occur when human connection is outsourced to algorithms. Building on celebrated earlier works like *Alone Together* and *Reclaiming Conversation*, Turkle remains one of the most vital and urgent voices warning that genuine human connection must not be sacrificed on the altar of technological convenience.
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- 1Who Do We Become When We Talk to Machines?17 citations · 2024