Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E)

In 2010, MIT Media Lab graduate students Karthik Dinakar and Birago Jones collaborated on a project aimed at helping Twitter and YouTube content moderation teams detect problematic content. One daunting challenge they initially faced was understanding the nuanced and coded language that posters were using. This hurdle sparked an understanding that successful model development required…

In 2010, MIT Media Lab students Karthik Dinakar and Birago Jones initiated a project to develop a tool that could assist content moderation teams at firms such as Twitter and YouTube. They were invited to showcase their innovation at a White House summit on cyberbullying, however, the demo failed to identify problematic posts because of…

In 2010, Karthik Dinakar and Birago Jones began a project while at MIT's Media Lab, aiming to build a tool to aid content moderation teams at companies like Twitter and YouTube. This tool aimed to identify concerning posts, but the creators struggled to comprehend the slang and indirect language commonly used by posters. This led…

In 2010, Karthik Dinakar SM ’12, PhD ’17 and Birago Jones SM ’12, Media Lab students at MIT, collaborated on a class project to design a practical tool for content moderation at companies such as Twitter and YouTube. This groundbreaking project garnered substantial excitement, leading to an invitation to present a demonstration at a cyberbullying…

In 2010, Media Lab students Karthik Dinakar SM ’12, PhD ’17, and Birago Jones SM ’12 partnered for a class project aimed at developing a tool to assist content moderation teams at firms such as Twitter (now X) and YouTube. The widely acclaimed project led to an invitation to demonstrate their innovation at a cyberbullying…

In 2010, Karthik Dinakar and Birago Jones, students at MIT Media Lab, built a tool for their class project aimed at aiding content moderation teams in companies like Twitter and YouTube. The duo was invited to demonstrate their invention at a cyberbullying summit at the White House. The night before the event, Dinakar found that…

In 2010, Karthik Dinakar SM ’12, PhD ’17, and Birago Jones SM ’12, students at the Media Lab, embarked on a project aimed at helping content moderation teams at major companies like Twitter (now X) and YouTube. Their work ignited a great deal of interest and they were invited to present their project at a…