8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-being

Involving families, educators, engineers, designers and policymakers in AI development can help ensure the technology does more good than harm.

By: Dipesh Navsaria, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Lori DiPrete Brown, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Soyeon Shim, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The Conversation

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Published: June 29, 2026

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By Dipesh Navsaria, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Lori DiPrete Brown, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Soyeon Shim, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Artificial intelligence is reshaping relationships by providing conversation and companionship, and reshaping how people work. For children, it is making toys interactive and data-driven, and it is mechanizing and perhaps dehumanizing healthcare. The speed and magnitude of these transformations is breathtaking.

Effective leadership of the development, deployment and monitoring of AI requires addressing …

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