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Fluid Interfaces
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Building upon insights from psychology and neuroscience, the Fluid Interfaces group designs and studies systems and interfaces for supporting human cognition and wellbeing.
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On April 10, 2025, tune in to the livestream of the inaugural AHA Symposium @ahamedialab.bsky.social , where leading researchers and thinkers from industry, academia, and the nonprofit sector will ask the question: “Can we design Al to support human flourishing?”
www.media.mit.edu/events/aha-s... .
Can we design AI to support human flourishing? | AHA Symposium 2025 – MIT Media Lab
Can we design AI to support human flourishing?
www.media.mit.edu
Congratulations to our amazing PhD student Cathy Fang on being selected as an Apple Scholar!
Learn more about the award and Fang’s work: mitmedialab.info/43P8EZM or link in profile.
Cathy Fang selected as an Apple Scholar – MIT Media Lab
The Apple Scholars in AI/ML PhD fellowship program has supported more than 100 emerging leaders in computer science and engineering.
mitmedialab.info
April 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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MIT Media Lab Research Highlight: Introducing "Human-AI Co-Dancing" by Cultural Computing: "Cyber Subin" demonstrates how traditional Thai dance knowledge can evolve through collaboration with generative virtual characters: www.media.mit.edu/projects/cyb...
@mitmedialab #AHAMediaLab
March 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Crazy facts: our sleep enhancement study is currently collecting a year's worth of sleep data every ~2 days.
www.media.mit.edu/projects/sle...

The fact that we can do a sleep interventions study on that scale is pretty cool and testament to the very talented engineers who put this together.
Project Overview ‹ Sleep++ – MIT Media Lab
Sleep++ aims to improve sleep quality by stimulating the brain to enter deep sleep. Currently, insufficient and poor quality sleep represents a major health bu…
www.media.mit.edu
April 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
On April 10, 2025, tune in to the livestream of the inaugural AHA Symposium @ahamedialab.bsky.social , where leading researchers and thinkers from industry, academia, and the nonprofit sector will ask the question: “Can we design Al to support human flourishing?”
www.media.mit.edu/events/aha-s... .
Can we design AI to support human flourishing? | AHA Symposium 2025 – MIT Media Lab
Can we design AI to support human flourishing?
www.media.mit.edu
April 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
@cbsnews.com talked to our PhD student Cathy Fang about our work @medialab.bsky.social together with OpenAI team on a series of studies to investigate how users’ wellbeing may be affected by uses of Al that involve emotional engagement.

Watch the interview: youtu.be/EaDD75YUguM?...
New research shows link between ChatGPT use and loneliness
YouTube video by CBS News
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March 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Researchers from the @mitmedialab and @OpenAI have conducted a series of studies to investigate how users’ wellbeing may be affected by uses of AI that involve emotional engagement.

Read more: www.media.mit.edu/posts/openai... or link in profile.

#AHAMediaLab @mitmedialab
March 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
New paper presented at Augmented Humans 2025!
“Resonance: Drawing from Memories to Imagine Positive Futures Through Al-Augmented Journaling” by Wazeer Zulfikar, Treyden Chiaravalloti, Jocelyn Shen, Rosalind Picard and Pattie Maes @medialab.bsky.social

#AHs2025 #mbzuai
March 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Imagine having an AI assistant that helps you become more rational by detecting when arguments lack evidence. Our research team has developed a system that does exactly that! Follow our research on how AI can support human flourishing at: www.media.mit.edu/groups/aha/o...
#AHAMediaLab
March 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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We're thrilled to welcome Jaron Lanier, Prime Unifying Scientist at @Microsoft to the AHA Symposium! In-person attendance is by invitation only, but join us via livestream at www.media.mit.edu/events/aha-s...

Connect with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X!
#AHAMediaLab
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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We are delighted to have Sherry Turkle @STurkle at the AHA Symposium on AI and Human Flourishing.

In-person attendance is by invitation only, but join us via livestream at www.media.mit.edu/events/aha-s...

Connect with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X!
#AHAMediaLab @medialab
March 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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The MIT Media Lab is excited to launch of the multi-faculty research program "Advancing Humans with AI" (AHA) @medialab.bsky.social #AHA #MITMediaLab
www.media.mit.edu/groups/aha/o...
March 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Congratulations! Pattie Maes, professor at @medialab co-director of @AHA_MediaLab , receives the ACM SIGCHI @chi.acm.org Lifetime Research Award for pioneering the concept of Software Agents, which forms the foundation of AI Agents today.
@mitofficial.bsky.social #MITMediaLabAHA
March 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
@medialab.bsky.social announces new research
program on Advancing Humans with AI (AHA) @ahamedialab.bsky.social Learn more about the program and the upcoming symposium here: aha.media.mit.edu
March 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In the cover story for 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, @medialab.bsky.social researchers and collaborators including our PhD student Valdemar Danry, present Depthfusion, a text-to-3D model that allows to transform text or 2D image into detailed 3D models.

www.media.mit.edu/projects/phy...
From Words to Worlds – MIT Media Lab
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the design and fabrication process has opened up novel pathways for producing custom objects and altered t…
www.media.mit.edu
February 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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🎉 We're delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 ACM SIGCHI Awards! Congratulations to these incredible awardees!
February 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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If you're interested in trying out the app, you can sing up here! mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
MIT Sleep Well Study--Sign up!
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
mit.co1.qualtrics.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Our new study aims to test whether these improvements in sleep physiology translate to meaningful improvements in people’s sleep quality, mood, and cognitive sharpness. To do that, we’re aiming to recruit 1000 people to use the app on their own Galaxy Watch devices.
February 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Excited to start testing our new watch app designed to boost slow waves and improve brain function! You can try it if you are at least 18, live in the US, and have a Galaxy Watch. You’ll be paid $20 after completing the study and can continue to use the app!

mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
MIT Sleep Well Study--Sign up!
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
mit.co1.qualtrics.com
February 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Congratulations to all of the recipients of the 2025 ACM SIGCHI Awards, including our very own team lead Pattie Maes ! Prof. Maes is one of two recipients of the ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award and she is also member of ACM SIGCHI Academy Class of 2025! @medialab.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Also if you would like to participate in our experiment on using smart watches to improve sleep quality, you can sign up here! mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
February 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Check this interview with our research scientist Nathan Whitmore, and learn more about his work to boost sleep quality and memory, using regular smartwatches.

alumcommunity.mit.edu/topics/23419...
February 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Check the latest @wsj.com article featuring our Future You system, co-led by @patpat.bsky.social @medialab.bsky.social - an interactive AI platform that allows users to create a virtual older self—a chatbot that looks like an aged version of the person: www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-t...
AI Has Shown Me My Future. Here’s What I’ve Learned.
A new artificial-intelligence tool allowed me to talk to my 80-year-old self. She had a lot to say.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Excited to present our new paper on nudging LLMs (👉🤖) as a spotlight talk at the NeurIPS Behavioral ML Workshop! @neuripsconf.bsky.social

w/ Nikhil Singh* (@nikhilsinghmus.bsky.social) and Pattie Maes

🔗 openreview.net/forum?id=chb...

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November 26, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Congratulations to our PhD student @joaleong.bsky.social on successfully passing her PhD proposal critique on “Cultivating Learning Attitudes Using AI & AR” @medialab.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Watch: Meet MIT’s remarkable community of hands-on problem-solvers. We combine knowledge in science, engineering, technology, humanities, and social sciences to tackle the most pressing problems facing the world today.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b7t...
This is MIT
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December 23, 2024 at 7:58 PM