Cynthia Breazeal

Cynthia Breazeal is a professor of media arts and sciences at MIT and founder and director of the Personal Robots group at the Media Lab. She serves as MIT's dean for digital learning and directs the MIT RAISE Initiative, which focuses on responsible AI and inclusive AI education. She co-founded Jibo, a consumer social robotics company, where she served as Chief Scientist and Chief Experience Officer. Her research combines technical innovation in AI with UX design and psychology to create personified AI technologies.