AI, technology and society: shaping the future together

24/11/2025 1h 33min
AI, technology and society: shaping the future together

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Contributor(s): Professor Cosmina Dorobantu, Marion Dumas, Professor Helen Margetts | AI is about people – the most sophisticated AI models are trained on trillions of tokens that capture human communication, behaviours, and interactions. And AI advancement affects people – it is changing our economies and societies, our interactions, our institutions, our ways of living and learning.
Join us as our panel discuss how their work at the intersection of AI and the social sciences can help to ensure AI advancement serves the greater good. Exploring the how social science insights can shape AI innovation; the importance of research into the most consequential impacts of AI on our economies and societies; and how AI tools and methodologies can transform social science investigation.
This event rounds up a year-long focus on AI, technology and society. You can browse our dedicated hub showcasing LSE research and commentary at AI at LSE.

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