Pat Pataranutaporn

Pat Pataranutaporn, Ph.D. (Bangkok, 1995) is a cyborg scientist, technologist, and researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He serves as a co-director of the MIT Media Lab Advancing Human with AI (AHA) research program. His research lies at the intersection of AI and human-computer interaction.

Pataranutaporn’s research on AI-generated conversational characters was among the first to showcase positive applications of generative AI in supporting human learning and motivating individuals to explore and understand themselves and the world around them. His research contributions have been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and conferences, such as Nature Machine Intelligence, IEEE, and ACM Augmented Humans. His work has been highlighted by the United Nations AI for Good forum and has been featured in multiple global newspapers and festivals. It has also been honored as one of TIME’s “Best Inventions of 2023” and was included in Fast Company’s “2023 World Changing Ideas.” 

Pat’s projects have been exhibited at the MIT Museum (Massachusetts), MAXXI – National Museum of 21st Century Art (Italy), The Art Gallery of Western Australia (Australia), Bangkok City Gallery (Thailand), and the National Museum of Singapore (Singapore), to name a few.