Joi Ito

Thursday July 25, 2019 …

This mission included participation from several departments at MIT and outside collaborators from across the globe.

Mediated Matter head Neri Oxman talks to ELLE about her work.

We must, however, make changes in the way we fund potential solutions so that it supports a diversity of disciplines and approaches.

“First and foremost we’re a community-builder,” says Habib Haddad, a managing partner of the venture fund.

Joi Ito calls for responsible stewardship of the commons beyond our planet.

Ito shares his thoughts on the difficulty of making the right decisions in the face of what, to the public, appears to be obviously wrong.

Colleen Macklin and John Sharp in conversation with Joi Ito

On Should This Exist?, Sculpting Evolution head Kevin Esvelt grapples with the potential benefits and consequences of gene drive.

Joi Ito considers how to best protect children online while encouraging them learn and grow.

On the occasion of his bicentennial, a list of 200 people who best embody the spirit and work of Frederick Douglass.

Joi Ito talks to Walter Isaacson about AI, ethics, biotech, and how being a DJ prepared him to become the director of the Media Lab.

Joi Ito ponders the fearmongering and lack of rigorous research surrounding kids and screen time.

"We must provide a mechanism for civil society to be informed and engaged in the way in which algorithms are used."

On January 26, 2017, the Media Lab held a symposium to celebrate the life and ideas of Seymour Papert. Here are some photos and comments

Joi Ito's latest WIRED Ideas story tackles academic profit margins, impact factors, and the Open Access movement.

MIT's Media Lab honored Deborah Swackhamer in its 2018 Disobedience Awards for speaking out about official meddling.

The 2017 and 2018 fires in California were the air quality equivalent of the Daiichi nuclear disaster.

AI tools can absolutely make systems more equitable and fair, but they won’t succeed without our help.

Jan Fuller is an expert in digital forensics: investigating and analyzing evidence from computers and digital devices.

A note of support to the trans community at the Media Lab and MIT

New MIT-hosted database is open to both examiners and the wider public, and seeks to reduce the number of wrongly-issued patents.

We’re in a modern Cambrian era, sorting through an explosion of technologies enabled by the Internet.

Leveraging the web’s power to create open, community-sourced access to knowledge

We learn best when we are pursuing our passion and working with others in a project-based environment with a playful approach.

Not only do we Japanese have no fear of our new robot overlords, we’re kind of looking forward to them.

We now have more challenging choices to make than simply whether to be vegan, pescatarian or carnivore, thanks to technology.

Announcing the Global Council on Extended Intelligence

The latest enthusiasm for eternal life largely stems from the belief that technology will enhance humans and make them immortal.

At flagship Solve event, Canada’s prime minister urges audience to help shape the changes transforming society.

Tuesday May 29, 2018 …

New cohort brings social, scientific, and creative experience to extend the Lab’s reach beyond academia.

Machine learning and data science can help us better understand and address the underlying causes of poverty and crime.

Academics, economists, and AI researchers often undervalue the role of intuition in science. Here's why they're wrong.

Liberals and conservatives alike love—and fear—the idea of giving free money to everyone. But we have to try it anyway.

60 Minutes goes inside the MIT Media Lab.