Can Machines Teach Us How to Walk in Each Other's Shoes? Perspective-Aware Computing is an emerging area of computational innovation in which users of the system can view and interact through each other’s points of view without the need for a centralized recommendation system. In this talk, we highlight our emerging research and show applications in city science, medicine, robotics and future of work. In the technical section, the speaker highlights a multi-modal Neuro-Symbolic graph generation AI approach to construct personalized models known as “Chronicles” from a user’s digital footprint, comprehending an individual’s cognitive and behavioral tendencies in diverse contexts. In summary, we allow individuals to lend their expertise to each other, and advance classic digital personalization techniques toward more participatory systems. This approach has potential in the design of less-biased recommendation systems in areas such as Digital Immortality, peer-to-peer learning, and in general, decentralized Ai and computational social systems.

Hossein Rahnama is shaping the future of artificial intelligence and its impact on our lives. As a Professor at both the prestigious MIT Media Lab and Toronto Metropolitan University, he's at the forefront of cutting-edge research, exploring how humans and AI can work together to create a better world.He's also the founder of Flybits, an AI and data science company pushing the boundaries of innovation. Hossein's work has been recognized globally, with over 40 publications, 23 patents, and numerous awards, including being named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 list and Canada's Top 40 Under 40. He has served on national research councils and currently contributes his expertise to the boards of several leading organizations including Home Capital Group, Havergal College and Canadian Science Publishing. Hossein's impact goes beyond accolades. He's a passionate advocate for responsible AI development, focused on ensuring these powerful technologies are used ethically and for the benefit of all.

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