Sherry Turkle

@STurkle

Writer, thinker, mom, MIT prof & humanistic voice of caution about tech. My new book Artificial Intimacy out in Sept 2026, available for preorder now.

Boston, MA and New York, NY

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Joined July 2009

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Sherry Turkle
@STurkle
Jun 8
In my new book, Artificial Intimacy. I trace the effects of our lives with chatbots from childhood to parenthood, from work to love, and more. I offer both a cautionary tale and a roadmap for being human in the age of AI. Out on September 29; preorder now: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sherry-…
Sherry Turkle
@STurkle
Aug 14
A Fortune reporter asked me about Mark Zuckerberg’s new video of making an AI more of a presence in his family. He sees it as a powerful tool… I’m thinking of an invasion of childhood privacy and the baffling endgame: "Most people are struggling to find ways to spend a little
Zuckerberg’s vision for an AI assistant is far more intimate than ChatGPT: It watches him sleep,...
From fortune.com
Sherry Turkle
@STurkle
Aug 13
I admire @nxthompson's incisive thinking about where technology is taking us — I’m addicted to his "The Most Interesting Thing in AI" podcast. I was so pleased when he said Artificial Intimacy had met our moment. hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sherry-…
Sherry Turkle
@STurkle
Aug 7
I'm delighted to see this from the @littlebrown team. It's exciting to see Artificial Intimacy making its way into the world. I hope the book encourages readers to think not only about what AI can do, but about what it asks of us as human beings and what we risk losing.
Little, Brown and Co
@littlebrown
Aug 6
Who do we become when we talk to machines instead of humans? ARTIFICIAL INTIMACY by Sherry Turkle (@STurkle) is out September 29th and available to preorder now.
Sherry Turkle
@STurkle
Aug 3
I'm so happy that @jonkabatzinn sees Artificial Intimacy as part of that larger conversation about presence, trust, and what it means to live fully as human beings. He has spent decades encouraging us to become more present—with ourselves and with one another. Our collegial