← Back to PeopleResearcherSherry TurkleAbby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at MITLinkedIn@STurkleWebsiteSherry Turkle is a sociologist and founding director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self.1Mentions1Articles1OutletsCompanies CoveredCenter for Democracy and Technology1Chai1Character.AI1Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism1Harvard Business School1Polybuzz1Replika1Talky1Tech Policy Press1ArticlesMost recent firstMentioned InReferenced in coverageWhen users say goodbye to AITech Policy PressnegativeAug 9, 2026“Coined the term 'Darwinian buttons' in the 1990s to describe how machines push on human evolutionary responses.”