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[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Media Lab Prof. @raskarmit talks to @mitsloan about the future of agentic AI, and how to avoid centralization and corporate control. “Right now, we are in the mainframe era of AI,” he says, but “we are moving to the PC era of AI, and that changes everything.” https://t.co/Hdo2wBc04H

[Yang Tan Collective @YangTanColl]

🗓️Don't miss "Body Alchemy" at @PioneerWorks_ in Brooklyn on 7/19, feat @hughherr & @anarajcevic from the Yang Center for Bionics. This event will explore how breakthroughs in bionics, neural interfaces, and embodied design are redefining the future of the human body. RSVP ⬇️

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

In a paper being presented at #IUI2026, Media Lab Prof. @patpat_mit and graduate researchers Sheer Karny and Anthony Baez introduce “neural transparency,” a tool that lets users see how a chatbot may respond before they ever engage in a conversation with it.
In MIT News, Prof. Pataranutaporn explains what they found during a user study, why the stakes are so high, and what genuinely transparent AI might look like in the future.
https://t.co/CpF06acSqT

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Tomorrow, July 17, is the submissions deadline for SpaceCHI!

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

One week left to apply! SpaceCHI 2026 will take place at the NASA Ames Research Center and online September 24–25, 2026. Submissions are due July 17. SpaceCHI adopts a broad interdisciplinary scope, welcoming papers and posters on a wide range of subjects related to human-computer interaction in space exploration.
https://t.co/ZAZm0YXKnN

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

On Sunday, July 19, Media Lab Prof. Hugh Herr and Dr. @anarajcevic, a research scientist in the Biomechatronics group, join Prof. @JannaLevin for “Body Alchemy” at @pioneerworks_. Together, they’ll explore what happens when the human brain is wired to operate an entirely different anatomy — looking past what our bodies were born to do and toward the alchemy of what we might choose to become. This in-person event is free with registration; seating is limited.
https://t.co/ZwiFauQ9en

[Yang Tan Collective @YangTanColl]

Congrats, Dr. Francesca Riccio-Ackerman!🎓 We're so proud of Francesca for completing her doctoral work in the K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics at MIT where she focused on strengthening Sierra Leone’s prosthetics and orthotics sector and expanding access to high-quality care...⬇️

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

This week, a number of Media Lab community members are participating in the 2026 ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) in Limassol, Cyprus. #IUI2026

Explore their contributions: https://t.co/J8mZBz1uRr

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

One week left to apply! SpaceCHI 2026 will take place at the NASA Ames Research Center and online September 24–25, 2026. Submissions are due July 17. SpaceCHI adopts a broad interdisciplinary scope, welcoming papers and posters on a wide range of subjects related to human-computer interaction in space exploration.
https://t.co/ZAZm0YXKnN

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

What happens when AI agents act, collaborate, and decide — on their own?

HCLTech and MIT Media Lab invite you to NANDAHack, an Agentic AI Hackathon exploring the frontiers of autonomous, decentralized AI. Open to all. Fully online. In-person demos and awards at MIT Media Lab on July 11, 2026.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/mpM6r4oEwy

#AgenticAI #Hackathon #NANDA #MITMediaLab #HCLTech

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

What happens when AI agents act, collaborate, and decide — on their own?

HCLTech and MIT Media Lab invite you to NANDAHack, an Agentic AI Hackathon exploring the frontiers of autonomous, decentralized AI. Open to all. Fully online. In-person demos and awards at MIT Media Lab on July 11, 2026.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/mpM6r4oEwy

#AgenticAI #Hackathon #NANDA #MITMediaLab #HCLTech

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Co-founded by Media Lab Prof. @fadeladib, Cartesian uses technology based on Prof. Adib’s research to help retail stores track inventory, down to its exact location — whether it’s on a shelf or in a box in the back storage room. Cartesian’s platform could also improve indoor location tracking for manufacturers, logistics operators, and robotics companies.
https://t.co/gpl7JgYGqL

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Researchers in the Media Lab’s @cdecoders group have developed a portable ultrasound system that generates high-resolution, 3D images of breast tissue. The system, which requires no expertise to operate, could enable earlier detection of breast cancer, and also allow for long-term monitoring following treatment — either in a doctor’s office or at home.
https://t.co/tldvBRiboE

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Developed by researchers in the @cccatmit, Gadfly is an AI tool that acts as a critical instigator, asking questions that invite critical reflections, rather than offering easy answers or telling users what they want to hear.

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Watch: At a recent @tedtalks event, Dr. @randi_c1 — a Media Lab alum who is now research lead at @DayofAI_USA and an incoming research professor at @cmuhcii — considers how play can help kids develop an appropriately skeptical approach to using AI tools.
https://t.co/5YyGSoyVOE

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

In a new report co-authored with Kinexys by J.P.Morgan, researchers from the MIT Digital Currency Initiative at the Media Lab (@mitDCI) discuss and analyze challenges for financial institutions that are unique to, or more difficult to address on, public blockchains.

Learn more about this work:

[Digital Currency Initiative @mitDCI]

What changes when institutions move from traditional financial rails to public, decentralized infrastructure? For a regulated financial institution, quite a bit!

Check out our new report, co-authored with Kinexys by @jpmorgan!

https://t.co/kns4znBSN2

[Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) @MIT]

For 250 years, discovery, courage, and tenacity have driven this country forward and will continue to. From medicine to infrastructure to breakthroughs we can't yet imagine, science touches every part of daily life because someone, somewhere followed their curiosity.

What are you curious about?  #CuriosityOnAMission

https://t.co/rErxJSaMwa

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

MeshModule, created by Hye Jun Youn, Serena Xin Wei Sara, @formanfunction, Hyeokjun Yoon (@cdecoders), and Prof. @ishii_mit, received a Student Notable honor in the Toys & Play category at the @Core77 Design Awards 2026! MeshModule transforms textiles into a playful, buildable system where anyone can design, assemble, and wear their own creations. https://t.co/kirp49U4Ab

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Explore the 2026 MIT Summer Reading List, which includes work from Media Lab staff member Sarah Beckmann; Professor @kkarahal + alum J. Nathan Matias; and Professor @alexpentland! https://t.co/C6ZSiE2YC5

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Congratulations to Hyeokjun Yoon, a PhD student in the @cdecoders group, on being selected as a recipient of the MIT Health and Life Sciences (HEALS) Graduate Fellowship for the 2026–2027 academic year!
https://t.co/keV4I5G66I

[MIT Media Lab @medialab]

Media Lab Prof. @rosalindpicard, who was named as a recipient of the 2026 @IEEEorg Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology, reflects on the unexpected discovery of a medical application for her work in wearable sensing — technology that is now used by a number of consumer and medical device companies, and in multiple clinical studies.
https://t.co/AxokR3dQhz