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Research
Space Enabled

Advancing justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +55 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Detect DeepFakes: How to counteract misinformation created by AI

Participate in the experiment at https://detectfakes.media.mit.eduCheck out our publications in PNAS, a workshop at IJCAI, and pre-pri…

in Affective Computing
Aruna Sankaranarayanan · Matthew Groh +5 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #data +7 more
Research
Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +65 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Fluid Interfaces

Designing Systems for Cognitive Support

#art #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +23 more
Accepting Applicants
Post Research

Prathima Muniyappa and Alexandra Rieger among 2024 cohort of MIT MAD Design Fellows

The MAD Fellowship is an opportunity for MIT grad students to propose a research-oriented or personal design project.

May 9, 2023
in Opera of the Future · Space Enabled
#artificial intelligence #music #neurobiology +3 more
Project Research

Dormio: Interfacing with Dreams

InspirationSleep is a forgotten country of the mind. A vast majority of our technologies are built for our waking state, even though a thir…

in Civic Media · Fluid Interfaces · Personal Robots
Kathleen Esfahany · Eyal Perry +6 more
#human-computer interaction #art #artificial intelligence +16 more
Project Research

Objects as Cameras

Press: - MIT News:  Using reflections to see the world from new points of view- TechXplore, EuropaPress, La Nacion …

in Camera Culture
Kushagra Tiwary · Nikhil Behari +2 more
#robotics #computer vision #artificial intelligence +7 more
Article Research

Using reflections to see the world from new points of view

A new computer vision system turns any shiny object into a camera of sorts, enabling an observer to see around corners or beyond obstruction

via MIT News · May 10, 2023
in Camera Culture
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #sensors +5 more
Project Research

Theme | Augmented Reasoning

We explore how AI-systems can effectively assist human reasoning processes by building and evaluating combined human+AI information process…

in Fluid Interfaces
Valdemar Danry · Pat Pataranutaporn +2 more
#artificial intelligence
Project Research

Don't Just Tell Me, Ask Me

Critical thinking is an essential human skill. Despite the importance of critical thinking, research reveals that our reasoning ability suf…

in Fluid Interfaces
Valdemar Danry · Pat Pataranutaporn +1 more
#artificial intelligence #technology #cognitive science
Article Research

A chatbot that asks questions could help you spot when it makes no sense

Researchers from Fluid Interfaces presented this research at the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.

via MIT Technology Review · April 28, 2023
in Fluid Interfaces
#artificial intelligence #technology #cognitive science
Research
Lifelong Kindergarten

Engaging people in creative learning experiences

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +30 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

Deep Angel: The AI behind the aesthetics of absence

Deep Angel is an artificial intelligence that erases objects from photographs. The algorithm is hosted on http://deepangel.media.mit.e…

in Scalable Cooperation
Abhimanyu Dubey · Niccolo Pescetelli +5 more
#artificial intelligence #social media #imaging
Archived
Project Research

AI-Generated Virtual Instructors Based on Liked or Admired People Can Improve Motivation and Foster Positive Emotions for Learning

This research presents the results of a study with 134 participants to explore the effects of learning from an AI-generated virtual in…

in Fluid Interfaces
Valdemar Danry · Joanne Leong +3 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #extended intelligence +1 more
Article Research

Robot ChatGPT, GPT-4: "It's time to slow down the development of artificial intelligence"

Researcher Pattie Maes believes it's crucial to build machines to support our intelligence rather than replace it.

via Le Point · March 16, 2023
in Fluid Interfaces
#artificial intelligence #code
Research
Opera of the Future

Extending expression, learning, and health through innovations in musical composition, performance, and participation

#multimodal representation #performance technologies #digital opera +64 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Tangible Media

Invent new tangible and embodied interactions that inspire and engage people

#robotics #design #virtual reality +59 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Latent Lab: Landscape

Latent Lab is an AI-driven knowledge exploration system designed to navigate through the 4,000+ research projects within the Media Lab. Uti…

in Viral Communications
Kevin Dunnell · Andrew Lippman
#design #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +1 more
Research
Personal Robots

Building intelligent personified technologies that collaborate with people to help them learn, thrive, and flourish.

#robotics #design #virtual reality +67 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Affective Computing

Advancing human wellbeing by developing new ways to communicate, understand, and respond to emotion

#robotics #social networks #computer vision +51 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Signal Kinetics

Inventing, building, and deploying wireless sensor technologies to address complex problems in society, industry, and ecology

#robotics #virtual reality #computer vision +26 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Camera Culture

Making the invisible visible–inside our bodies, around us, and beyond–for health, work, and connection

#computer vision #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +42 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Theme | Learning + Creativity

Several of our projects aim to support learning and creativity. While some systems focus on a specific skill to be strengthened, e.g.,…

in Fluid Interfaces
Pattie Maes
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #augmented reality +6 more
Publication Research

AI-generated characters for supporting personalized learning and well-being

Pataranutaporn, P., Danry, V., Leong, J. et al. AI-generated characters for supporting personalized learning and well-being. Nat Mach Intell (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-021-00417-9

Academic Paper, Dec. 2021
in Fluid Interfaces
#artificial intelligence
Publication Research

AI-Generated Virtual Instructors Based on Liked or Admired People Can Improve Motivation and Foster Positive Emotions for Learning

P. Pataranutaporn* J. Leong*, V. Danry*, A. Lawson, P. Maes, M. Sra. 2022. *Co-first authorship ”AI-Generated Virtual Instructors Based on Liked or Admired People Can Improve Motivation and Foster Positive Emotions for Learning” to appear in FIE 2022, October 8-11, Uppsala, Sweden.

Proceedings, Oct. 2022
in Fluid Interfaces
#artificial intelligence #learning + teaching
Thesis Research

Investigating the Use of Synthetic Media and Real-Time Virtual Camera Filters for Supporting Communication and Creativity

Leong, Joanne. Investigating the Use of Synthetic Media and Real-Time Virtual Camera Filters for Supporting Communication and Creativity. 2021. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS Thesis.

Thesis, Feb. 2021
in Fluid Interfaces
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #augmented reality +2 more
Article Research

The A.I. Chatbots Have Arrived. Time to Talk to Your Kids.

Artificial intelligence can make adults nervous, but experts say exploring it as a family is the best way to understand its pros and cons.

via The New York Times · March 22, 2023
in Personal Robots · RAISE
#artificial intelligence #health #kids +3 more
Project Research

Synthetic Self-Perception

Perceptual illusions have the power to change our abilities and behaviours. Prior research in virtual reality (VR) has shown that transport…

in Fluid Interfaces
Joanne Leong · Pat Pataranutaporn +1 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #augmented reality +5 more
Research
Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek

Inventing disruptive technologies for nanoelectronic devices and creating new paradigms for life-machine symbiosis

#robotics #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +22 more
Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

Paper Dreams

Paper Dreams explores how human creativity can be supported by artificial intelligence.Prior research on AI and creativity has primarily fo…

in Fluid Interfaces
Guillermo Bernal
#design #art #artificial intelligence +8 more
Archived
Project Research

Machine learning approach to design acoustic experiences

Machine learning in acoustics is an emerging field with great potential yet to be explored. Previous research includes predicting acoustic …

in Signal Kinetics · Opera of the Future
Ahmed Allam · Nikhil Singh
#design #architecture #artificial intelligence +1 more
Project Research

Meet the Ganimals

New generative AI technologies (such as the Generative Adversarial Network, or GAN) can allow us to imagine new species. Hidden within the …

in Human Dynamics · Open Ocean · Responsive Environments +1 more
Ziv Epstein · Abhimanyu Dubey +2 more
#artificial intelligence #environment #ocean
Research
Responsive Environments

Augmenting and mediating human experience, interaction, and perception with sensor networks

#robotics #design #virtual reality +67 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Viral Communications

People and intelligent machines in a creative, symbiotic loop

#design #virtual reality #computer vision +43 more
Accepting Applicants
Article Research

Dr. Joy Buolamwini featured on Last Week Tonight

The segment highlighted Dr. Buolamwini's work on bias in AI.

March 1, 2023
in Center for Civic Media · Civic Media
#artificial intelligence #civic media #racial justice
Project Research

Modeling Empathic Similarity in Personal Narratives

The most meaningful connections between people are often formed through expression of shared vulnerability and emotional experiences. Despi…

in Personal Robots
Jocelyn Shen
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence
Post Research

MIT AI for Filmmaking Hackathon 2023 Brings Dreams to Life

Ruihan Zhang, a student in the Molecular Machines group, was lead organizer of this event in collaboration with MIT Film Makers Association

Feb. 15, 2023
in Tangible Media · Molecular Machines · Fluid Interfaces
#art #artificial intelligence #entertainment +5 more
Publication Research

Trash to Treasure: Using text-to-image models to inform the design of physical artefacts

Smith, A., Schroeder, H., Epstein, Z., Cook, M., Colton, S., & Lippman, A. (2023). Trash to Treasure: Using text-to-image models to inform the design of physical artefacts.

Academic Paper, Feb. 2023
in Human Dynamics · Viral Communications · MIT Center for Constructive Communication
#artificial intelligence #creativity
Post Research

Trash to Treasure: Using text-to-image models to inform the design of physical artefacts

Does using text-to-image models like Stable Diffusion in the creative process affect what people make in the physical world?

Feb. 13, 2023
in Human Dynamics · Viral Communications · MIT Center for Constructive Communication
#artificial intelligence #environment #creativity
Post Research

Dentsu collaboration with Affective Computing group

Member company Dentsu and the Affective Computing research group have been collaborating on a research project to use smartphone and d…

Dec. 15, 2021
in Affective Computing
#artificial intelligence #wellbeing
Project Research

MIT–Chile Research Workshops | Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence & Data Visualization

In January 2023, a team led by, MIT PhD Candidate and MIT CCC Research Assistant Belén Saldías hosted several workshops on Human-Cente…

in MIT Center for Constructive Communication
Belen Saldias Fuentes · Maggie Hughes +3 more
#artificial intelligence #data #extended intelligence +1 more
Article Research

How soon will M3gan become reality? Robot ethicists weigh in

Kate Darling talks about the film M3gan and the future of artificial intelligence systems designed to have human relationships.

via The Guardian · Jan. 16, 2023
in Personal Robots
#robotics #artificial intelligence #entertainment +2 more
Project Research

MAIA

Low-cost, modular, open source, and portable bio reactor for urban bio-sensor development.

in City Science
Andres Rico · Eyal Perry +2 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors
Project Research

Chameleon

Chameleon is a machine learning enhanced sensor system that uses co2 and PIR sensors to classify room occupancy and use.

in City Science
Andres Rico · Carson Smuts +1 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors
Project Research

Ocean Logger: A Community-scale Ocean Profiling Sensor Node

Community-scale profiling sensor node for  ocean monitoring and community coordination of fishing activities. 

in City Science
Andres Rico · Fadel Adib +2 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors
Project Research

JettSen

JettSen is  an open source mobile sensor system that enables citizens, urban planners, and city officials to collectively address urba…

in City Science
Andres Rico · Yasushi Sakai +2 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors
Project Research

Whispers Of The Mountain

Whispers Of The Mountain is a  sensor system mounted on snow skis.  The system allows for crowdsourcing environmental data of mou…

in City Science
Andres Rico · Carson Smuts +1 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors #data visualization
Project Research

TerMITes

TerMITes are a wireless environmental sensor platform that enables designers and researchers with the necessary tools to capture envir…

in City Science
Kent Larson · Carson Smuts +2 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors
Article Research

Program teaches US Air Force personnel the fundamentals of AI

Cynthia Breazeal led an MIT Open Learning pilot program to deliver a customized AI training program for users with varied backgrounds.

via MIT News · Jan. 11, 2023
in Personal Robots · RAISE
#robotics #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence
Article Research

AI ‘Bill of Rights’ must be global

A global "AI Bill of Rights" that would help protect fairness, promote accountability, support innovation, and develop ethical guidelines.

via Boston Global Forum · Jan. 1, 2023
in Human Dynamics
#artificial intelligence #government #politics +1 more
Research
City Science

Looking beyond smart cities

#robotics #design #social networks +67 more
Accepting Applicants
Inventing the future of digitally augmented objects and environments.
#robotics #architecture #art +23 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Archived
Research
Poetic Justice

Exploring new forms of social justice through art

#robotics #design #architecture +30 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Future Sketches

Exploring the essence of code as a creative medium

#design #computer vision #art +16 more
Accepting Applicants
Archived
Research
Collective Learning

Transforming data into knowledge

#design #social networks #virtual reality +39 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Article Research

Unveiling the Invisible

Tamiko Thiel, an innovator in VR/AR who studied computer graphics and visual imaging, talks about her work and her career.

via Arts at MIT · Nov. 30, 2022
in Architecture Machine Group · Visible Language Workshop
#virtual reality #art #artificial intelligence +3 more
Article Research

Election Misinformation Symposium: Fighting misinfo through fact-checking and deepfake detection

Discussion on fact-checking and deepfake detection at the Election Misinformation Symposium 2022.

via YouTube · Sept. 13, 2022
in Affective Computing
#artificial intelligence #data #government +2 more
Article Research

The weird and wonderful art created when AI and humans unite

Alum Alexander Reben describes his experience making art with algorithms and considers what the future of the field may bring.

via BBC · Nov. 27, 2022
in Responsive Environments
#robotics #art #artificial intelligence
Article Research

MIT Media Lab graduates share their entrepreneurial journey during 2022 Newhall Lecture

Alumni Nan-Wei Gong and Anirudh Sharma will deliver the 2022 C. Ashton Newhall Endowed Lecture at Elon University.

via Today at Elon · Nov. 16, 2022
in Responsive Environments · Fluid Interfaces · Media Lab Spinoffs
#artificial intelligence #environment #event +3 more
Research
Human Dynamics

Exploring how social networks can influence our lives in business, health, governance, and technology adoption and diffusion

#robotics #design #social networks +69 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Article Research

Butlr lands new cash to put people-detecting sensors in the office

Media Lab spinoff Butlr, co-founded by Honghao Deng and Jiani Zeng, raises $20 million in a Series A funding round.

via TechCrunch · July 26, 2022
in City Science · Media Lab Spinoffs
#artificial intelligence #sensors #startup
Post Research

Global Fintech, edited by David L. Shrier and Prof. Alex 'Sandy' Pentland, wins Outstanding Academic Title Award from Choice, 2022

Choice is a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.

Dec. 19, 2022
in Human Dynamics
#artificial intelligence #banking and finance #cryptocurrency +2 more
Article Research

How AI-generated art is changing the concept of art itself

Critics, practitioners, and researchers like Human Dynamics PhD student Ziv Epstein talk about AI-generated art..

via LA Times · Sept. 21, 2022
in Human Dynamics
#design #art #artificial intelligence +1 more
Project Research

Latent Lab

A tool for exploring the Media Lab’s research and synthesizing new project ideas.

in Viral Communications
Andrew Lippman · Kevin Dunnell
#design #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +1 more
Project Research

Liquid News

Liquid News aims to help people better understand and interact with the news by providing machine-learning-based analysis and semantic…

in Viral Communications
Dagmawi Haile · Andrew Lippman
#artificial intelligence #communications #entertainment
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