Shaping AI's Impact
on Billions of Lives

AI's impact on society will be profound, affecting billions of lives for better or worse.

Focused efforts made now can maximize the upsides of AI and minimize its downsides for everyone.

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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Jeff Dean, Finale Doshi-Velez, John Hennessy, Andy Konwinski, Sanmi Koyejo, Pelonomi Moiloa, Emma Pierson, and David Patterson. 2025. Shaping AI's Impact on Billions of Lives. Commun. ACM 69, 1 (January 2026), 54–65. https://doi.org/10.1145/3746132

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