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The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2025
Building collective capacity; AI's power for the greater good; grappling with systems collapse; lessons from collaborative philanthropy; and more.
When USAID Shut Down, Its Lessons Nearly Vanished. AI Helped Recover Them
A final sweep of 60 years of evidence reveals durable truths about how development succeeds and fails.
The Sound of Disease
A 10-second cough app is helping detect India's most dangerous respiratory illnesses.
When AI Is Your Friend
Research demonstrates that people feel less lonely when they interact with AI companion chatbots that make them feel heard.
Avoiding Education’s Turing Trap
Generative AI can help advance a more creative, connected, and caring education system, but only if we employ it to enhance human intelligence.
Bridging the AI Investment Divide
The concentration of AI funding in profit-driven applications has the potential to drive widening inequalities in three critical ways.
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Breaking the Algorithmic Contract
An excerpt from You Must Become an Algorithmic Problem on the internet’s social contract
A New AI Career Ladder
The changing nature of jobs means workers need new education and training infrastructure to match.
The AI Gender Gap Paradox
A case for fierce ambivalence