Pattie Maes
MIT Professor of Media Arts and Sciences | Pioneer in human-AI interaction
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Pattie Maes is Associate Head and Professor in MIT's Program in Media Arts and Sciences, where she directs the Fluid Interfaces research group. With over 30 years advancing human-computer interaction, she pioneered work on software agents, wearable computing, and cognitive enhancement technologies.
Her research explores how AI can augment human memory, attention, and decision-making. Pattie has founded multiple startups, published widely in top journals, and shaped how we think about the future of human-machine collaboration.
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Meet the SixthSense interaction
This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT, spearheaded by Pranav Mistry -- was the buzz of TED. It's a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine "Minority Report" and then some.
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