Events at Stanford
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22:04 Jan 03, 2022
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022. 12:00 PM. Location: Zoom This evening will feature 2 presentations: Pattie Maes (MIT) on "Cognitive Enhancement" Sarah Friend (Cryptoartist) on "Systems as Fictions" Pattie Maes is a professor in MIT's Program in Media Arts and Sciences and until recently served as academic head. She runs the Media Lab's Fluid Interfaces research group, which aims to radically reinvent the human-machine experience. In 1995 Maes developed the pioneering ALIVE (Artificial Life Interactive Video Environment) system. Coming from a background in artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction, she is particularly interested in the topic of cognitive enhancement, or how immersive and wearable systems can actively assist people with memory, attention, learning, decision making, communication, and wellbeing. Maes is the editor of three books, and is an editorial board member and reviewer for numerous professional journals and conferences. Sarah Friend is an artist and software engineer, speci...