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It is time to gain a deeper understanding of our approach to HSI in complex socio-technical systems. Over the past fifty years, we have transformed our lives in unprecedented ways through technology, both in terms of useful and usable hardware and software resources. We have developed means of transport that enable geographical connectivity anywhere and at any time, which is now a standard feature. We have developed information systems that will allow people to communicate with each other in seconds, anywhere on the planet, and at any time. Systemic cognition aims to provide ontological support for discussing this sociotechnical evolution and to develop HSI not only based on a Human-Centered Design (HCD) approach, but also by focusing on society, which is becoming increasingly immersed in a world equipped with artificial resources (particularly with the growing incorporation of artificial intelligence), which separates us from nature. 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