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. https://bit.ly/4w27rZv

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: https://bit.ly/3T7VMuC

That feeling you’re having about AI? It's telling you something important.

A letter from CHT’s Executive Director

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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: https://bit.ly/4hnwfrc

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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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.

Applications for our inaugural Emerging Voices in AI & Society Fellows Program close this Sunday, July 12! Learn more and apply here: https://www.humanetech.com/fellowship

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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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: https://bit.ly/442tgwy

“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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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: https://www.humanetech.com/fellowship

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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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: https://bit.ly/4grYoNe

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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CHT is pleased to announce we’re opening applications for our inaugural Emerging Voices in AI & Society Fellows Program. Learn more about the program: https://bit.ly/44fENIV Applications are open through July 12, 2026. The cohort begins September 14. Apply here: https://bit.ly/4eq7mIf

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: https://bit.ly/4vjULha Applications are open through July 12, 2026. The cohort begins September 14.

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: https://spectrum.ieee.org/measuring-ai-societal-impact-khan

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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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: https://bit.ly/4xfcO9y

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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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: https://bit.ly/4dQoJBS

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 - https://bit.ly/49MvKlM Listen - https://bit.ly/49MvJOK

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: https://bit.ly/48KRy0T

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: https://bit.ly/3P6sDOG

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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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: https://bit.ly/3QECo7h

The Case for AI Regulation

The Mythos near-catastrophe demonstrates why the status quo cannot continue.

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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:

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: https://bit.ly/4czfuqj

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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"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

"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.

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!

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: https://bit.ly/4cwwzBN

Anthropic Drops Flagship Safety Pledge

In an abrupt shift, the company may release future AI models without ironclad safety guarantees

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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: https://bit.ly/4rlXHYB

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.