Shaping AI's Impact on Billions of Lives<br>Shaping<br>AI's Impact

on Billions<br>of Lives<br>AI's impact on society will be profound, affecting billions of lives for better or worse.<br>Focused efforts made now can maximize the upsides of AI and minimize its downsides for everyone.

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Cite<br>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<br>Copy citationText copied!Copy BibTexText copied!

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