Hiroshi Ishii

May 8, 2024 | media.mit.edu | David Sweeney |Hiroshi Ishii

AI comes out of the closet is an LLM-based online system that leverages AI-generated dialog and virtual characters to create complex social interaction simulations. These simulations allow users to experiment with and refine their approach to LGBTQIA+ advocacy in a safe and controlled environment. Why This Topic? The research is both personal and political to lead author,  D.

May 7, 2024 | media.mit.edu | Hiroshi Ishii

A variety of Media Lab community members will participate in the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, the premier international conference of human-computer interaction. This year's conference features a hybrid structure with both virtual participation and on-site attendance in Honolulu, at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center on the island of Oʻahu.

Oct 26, 2023 | media.mit.edu | Hiroshi Ishii

Instead of needing a coat for each season, imagine having a jacket that would dynamically change shape so it becomes more insulating to keep you warm as the temperature drops. A programmable, actuating fiber developed by an interdisciplinary team of MIT researchers could someday make this vision a reality. Known as FibeRobo, the fiber contracts in response to an increase in temperature, then self-reverses when the temperature decreases, without any embedded sensors or other hard components.

Jul 27, 2023 | media.mit.edu | Hiroshi Ishii

Since the invention of the telegraph, humans have been able to communicate across great distances in real time. Today, we can choose among myriad technologies-radio, telephone, video conference platforms-to connect with colleagues and loved ones in different time zones, countries, and continents. These technologies create a telepresence-a sense of nearness between living beings separated only by space.

Jul 17, 2023 | buzzfeed.com | Hiroshi Ishii

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