How can AI systems evolve from powerful tools into trusted partners that enhance human agency rather than replace it? The next phase of artificial intelligence is not defined by ever-larger models, but by systems designed to understand human perspective, context, and intent. Drawing on the MIT Media Lab's sAIpien Program, this session explores how perspective-aware AI and privacy-preserving Human–AI agents—known as AI Chronicles—are reshaping collaboration between people and machines.

Speakers

• Hossein Rahnama, Head of The sAIpien Program and Professor, MIT Media Lab, Toronto Metropolitan University

• Amir Husain, Chairman, WorldQuant Foundry

• Robert Mahari, Founder, Akiva AI