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Implementing AI for individuals who are seeking solutions to their issues.

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In 2010, Karthik Dinakar and Birago Jones, while working on a class project at Media Lab, developed a tool targeting content moderation for social media. The project, aimed at identifying harmful posts on platforms such as Twitter and YouTube, landed them a presentation at a White House cyberbullying summit. They realized before the event, however,…

Implementing artificial intelligence to assist individuals in resolving their issues.

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In 2010, Karthik Dinakar and Birago Jones, two students from the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, collaborated on a project aimed at supporting content moderation teams for social media companies such as Twitter and YouTube. Their ambition was to develop a tool capable of identifying concerning posts online. Despite some initial struggles,…

Implementing artificial intelligence for individuals seeking problem-solving solutions.

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In 2010, Media Lab students Karthik Dinakar SM ’12, Ph.D.’17, and Birago Jones SM ’12 developed a tool intended to assist content moderation teams for platforms such as Twitter and YouTube. The tool aimed to flag harmful content, with a key focus on posts that could be linked to cyberbullying. The project was warmly received,…

Empowering individuals with challenges by providing them access to Artificial Intelligence.

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In 2010, Karthik Dinakar and Birago Jones, students at the Media Lab, teamed up to create a tool designed to aid content moderation teams at companies including Twitter and YouTube. The project generated widespread interest and soon they were invited to the White House to demonstrate their technology designed to identify concerning posts on these…

Enabling individuals with issues to utilize AI for problem-solving.

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Empowering individuals facing challenges by equipping them with artificial intelligence.

Algorithms, Alumni/ae, Artificial Intelligence, Data, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Machine learning, Media Lab, School of Architecture and Planning, Startups, UncategorizedMay 24, 202431Views 0Likes 0Comments

In 2010, MIT Media Lab students Karthik Dinakar SM ’12, PhD ’17 and Birago Jones SM ’12 embarked on creating a tool to assist content moderation teams at companies like Twitter (now X) and YouTube. Their demo, which was presented at a cyberbullying summit at the White House, identified troublesome posts through machine learning. However,…

In 2019 Haofeng "Hector" Xu, having a background in aerospace engineering and presently pursuing a PhD in MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, started learning to fly helicopters. The experience, fraught with risk, led him to consider how helicopter flight could be made safer. In 2021 Xu founded Rotor Technologies, an autonomous helicopter company focused…