Pat Patranutaporn

Totally. And I think sometimes people often miss this connection. They would think that, you know, their future is maybe driven by some auto factors that they cannot control.

But I think our research trying to kind of make that connection more clearly and also show that even though sometimes you may not always like, you know, do everything that you want to do, there is a sense of possibility that in the future you'll be okay. in some other way. So I think that converting visualization that we are trying to do with future self is really critical.

But I think our research trying to kind of make that connection more clearly and also show that even though sometimes you may not always like, you know, do everything that you want to do, there is a sense of possibility that in the future you'll be okay. in some other way. So I think that converting visualization that we are trying to do with future self is really critical.

But I think our research trying to kind of make that connection more clearly and also show that even though sometimes you may not always like, you know, do everything that you want to do, there is a sense of possibility that in the future you'll be okay. in some other way. So I think that converting visualization that we are trying to do with future self is really critical.

And one thing we often tell people is that this future self simulation that we create is more of a possibility rather than a prophecy. So if you change what you are doing today, there's also a possibility that in the future it could be very different. And we encourage people to actually talk to this system and change the thing that you say to the system and

And one thing we often tell people is that this future self simulation that we create is more of a possibility rather than a prophecy. So if you change what you are doing today, there's also a possibility that in the future it could be very different. And we encourage people to actually talk to this system and change the thing that you say to the system and

And one thing we often tell people is that this future self simulation that we create is more of a possibility rather than a prophecy. So if you change what you are doing today, there's also a possibility that in the future it could be very different. And we encourage people to actually talk to this system and change the thing that you say to the system and

sort of trying to encourage people to kind of go back and forth between the present and the future and reflect on what they actually want to pursue and do in the future.

sort of trying to encourage people to kind of go back and forth between the present and the future and reflect on what they actually want to pursue and do in the future.

sort of trying to encourage people to kind of go back and forth between the present and the future and reflect on what they actually want to pursue and do in the future.

No, thank you for making that connection. I think you are really spot on on that. With today's technology, right, we try to make technology that look more like us, speak more like us. We're making technology more humanized. But at the same time, we are also turning, you know, human into some form of machine, right?

No, thank you for making that connection. I think you are really spot on on that. With today's technology, right, we try to make technology that look more like us, speak more like us. We're making technology more humanized. But at the same time, we are also turning, you know, human into some form of machine, right?

No, thank you for making that connection. I think you are really spot on on that. With today's technology, right, we try to make technology that look more like us, speak more like us. We're making technology more humanized. But at the same time, we are also turning, you know, human into some form of machine, right?

So in a way, we are creating this paradox where we are making humanized machine and also sort of dehumanizing ourselves.

So in a way, we are creating this paradox where we are making humanized machine and also sort of dehumanizing ourselves.

So in a way, we are creating this paradox where we are making humanized machine and also sort of dehumanizing ourselves.

Totally. And I think in our own work, even the work at MIT, we also think a lot about this question. We wrestle with the question of like, you know, when we make technology, it actually leads us to having negative consequences or lead to sort of the future that we don't want, right?

Totally. And I think in our own work, even the work at MIT, we also think a lot about this question. We wrestle with the question of like, you know, when we make technology, it actually leads us to having negative consequences or lead to sort of the future that we don't want, right?

Totally. And I think in our own work, even the work at MIT, we also think a lot about this question. We wrestle with the question of like, you know, when we make technology, it actually leads us to having negative consequences or lead to sort of the future that we don't want, right?

So I think, you know, we try to be critical, but also optimistic at the same time, which I think is rare these days, right? People are either super optimistic or super critical, but I think that the path forward, you know, you need to do both.