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Exploring the Human-Machine Connection
The Centre for the Sociology of Humans and Machines (SOHAM) is a joint research centre at Trinity College Dublin and TU Dublin, dedicated to understanding how AI and automation are reshaping society. Through interdisciplinary research, international collaboration, and public engagement, we investigate the social, ethical, and technological dimensions of human-machine interactions.
NEWS & EVENTS
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AI and Understanding
Research Fellow Hao Cui discusses the gap between symbolic operations and real understanding in AI in the Chinese edition of MIT Technology Review.
24 Mar 2025
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Inaugural Lecture of Prof Taha Yasseri
Join us for the inaugural lecture of Professor Taha Yasseri in the Thomas Davis Theatre on Tuesday, April 1st.
20 Mar 2025
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SOHAM Launch Workshop
Join us for the launch of the TCD-TU Dublin Joint Centre for Sociology of Humans and Machines (SOHAM) on April 1st.
13 Mar 2025
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AI in the Workplace: A Glimpse into the Future
What happens when AI isn’t just a tool - but a colleague, or even a boss? In this talk at the Bright Ideas Gathering, Prof Taha Yasseri, Director of SOHAM, explores the shifting dynamics of human-machine collaboration in the workplace. Using behavioral experiments & real-world data, he examines the challenges and opportunities of an AI-driven workforce.
NEW RESEARCH
The Memory Machine
Taha Yasseri, published in Verfassungsblog, February 2025
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A new sociology of humans and machines
Taha Yasseri (co-authored). Published in Nature Human Behaviour, October 2024.
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AI-enhanced Collective Intelligence
Hao Cui, Taha Yasseri. Published in Patterns, September 2024.
Our People
Behind SOHAM is a multidisciplinary team of researchers exploring the evolving relationship between humans and systems.
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