A New Sociology of Humans and Machines - Sociology

Public Autumn Series 2025

From fake news to robot co-workers, artificial intelligence is no longer on the horizon, it’s here, and it’s already changing how we live, work, and relate to each other. This autumn, the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy brings together leading voices to explore what this disruption means for society, democracy, and the future of human life. Across four thought-provoking evenings, we ask where AI is taking us- and whether we’re ready.

26 Aug 2025

'A New Sociology of Humans and Machines'

Date: Thursday, 25 September 2025
Time: 7.00pm - 8:30pm
Location: JM Synge Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
Tickets: This event is free to attend, but spaces are limited. Secure your place in advance through the Eventbrite link below.

What if machines weren’t just tools, but part of society itself?

As AI systems grow more sophisticated, they’re no longer just answering our questions or speeding up tasks- they’re shaping how we think, cooperate, and make decisions. In this wide-ranging lecture, sociologist Professor Taha Yasseri invites us to rethink the relationship between people and machines. Could we be entering an era where the social isn’t just human anymore.

About the Speaker

Taha Yasseri is the Workday Full Professor and Chair of Technology and Society at Trinity College Dublin and Technological University Dublin. He directs the TCD-TU Dublin Joint Centre for Sociology of Humans and Machines (SOHAM).

He has interests in analysis of large-scale transactional data and conducting behavioural experiments to understand human dynamics, machines’ social behaviour, government-society interactions, online political behaviour, mass collaboration and collective intelligence, information and opinion dynamics, hate speech and content moderation, collective behaviour, and online dating.

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