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I'm excited to share that I have been officially appointed as a new MIT faculty starting this September as an assistant professor at the @mitmedialab . I am honestly speechless... this is beyond a dream come true.

With this position, I will start a new research group (in addition to co-directing the @aha_medialab ) that will continue to push the frontier of human-AI interaction by asking bold, impossible (but important) questions and pioneering the new research area of "Cyborg Psychology."

I am committed to fostering and inspiring next-generation researchers in investigating and inventing new technologies that support human flourishing.

I want to thank my dear mentor, Pattie Maes @pattie.maes , who has encouraged and mentored me to become the researcher I am today. I will be forever grateful for her support, especially when I told her during the pandemic that I wanted to stay at MIT after graduation and she encouraged me to pursue this path. That encouragement means everything to me, and I'll try my best to live up to it.

I also want to thank my mentors Hiroshi Ishii @ishii_mit , Sherry Turkle @sturkle , Mitchel Resnick @mresmres , Tod Machover @todmach , David Kong @davidsunkong , Joe Paradiso @joe.p.mit , Dava Newman, Jeremy bailenson, Yoon Kim, Hal Hershfield @hal.hershfield , Neri Oxman, Krating Poonpol, Monchai Lertsutthiwong , Nattavudh Powdthavee, Werasak Surareungchai, Winai Phunampol, Bank Ngamarunchot @bank_ngam, P' Kai @nottaponb, P' Golf @goffyo, Tara @luvbites.co, Pahparn Sirima Chaipreechawit @pahparnsirima , Praew Kawita Vatanajyankur @kawitavv , Pichet Klunchun @pichet_klunchun , my collaborators, colleagues, friends, and my family, who have been huge supporters and sources of encouragement throughout this journey.

I cannot wait to start this new chapter of my life. It's time to dream boldly, think critically, and be stubbornly optimistic against all odds. The stakes have never been higher. Let's do it!!!

Official Announcement: https://www.media.mit.edu/posts/patpat-professorship-appointment/

Fun fact: I might actually be the first Thai person to receive a professorship at @mit!

My MIT PhD defense video "Cyborg Psychology: The Art & Science of Designing Human-AI Systems that Support Human Flourishing
Committee members":
https://youtu.be/KioJAfjpcJc?si=ZHw9R8Q8ZmV8e_B4 @mitmedialab @mit

Pat in A(Pat)osaurus suit 🦕🦕🦕 at @mit @mitmedialab

Ramen hopping in Boston!

As AI evolves at lightning speed, understanding its impact on us isn’t always easy. That’s why @mitmedialab is developing an innovative infographic system to assess and display the psychological risks of artificial intelligence. Full interview with host @lauriesegall, @patpat.mit, and the @aha_medialab and @cyborgpsychology.mit teams on @mostlyhumanmedia’s YouTube page, @iheartradio and wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio.

Just thought of this "Jurassic Pat" hahaha 🦖 🦖 🦖#LongLiveJurassicPark #JurassicPark

Human relationships are messy; relationships with machines are not. But what if people prefer a more sanitized experience? What would that mean to the survival of our social fabric?  @mitmedialab’s Pat Pataranutaporn, a cyborg psychologist, joins host @lauriesegall to talk about everything we’d lose if overly-agreeable AI companions sterilize the ways in which we connect. Full interview on @mostlyhumanmedia’s Youtube page, @iheartradio and wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio.

Love can’t be real without conflict and resolution, argues @mitmedialab cyborg psychologist Pat Pataranutaporn. Pat warns host @lauriesegall about the risks of dating AI companions whose sycophantic behavior could threaten our romantic growth. Full interview on @mostlyhumanmedia’s YouTube page, @iheartradio and wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio.

In NY this week for "Artist and the Machine": AI & Creativity Summit 2026.

Thank you Natalie Monbiot for the invitation :)

https://artistandthemachine.com/
@artistandthemachine

Very excited to have a conversation with P' Shane, Dr. Yodchanan Wongsawat, Thailand's bold new Deputy Prime Minister, tomorrow to discuss the frontier of human-AI interaction research and how we might empower Thai researchers to tackle high-impact frontier challenges. I am happy that Thailand finally has a scientist as a government leader :)
Session: 9:30am - 11am tomorrow at NIA - National Innovation Agency Thailand
Event info: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DbHFfZMkC/

Mazu’s Divine Birthday Celebration
Special Talk Session

𝗔𝗜 & 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

From Buddha Bot to Cyborg Culture

Speaker: Pat Pataranutaporn (@patpat.mit)
MIT Professor · Co-director, Advancing Humans with AI (@aha_medialab), MIT Media Lab (@mitmedialab)

Followed by critical responses from scholars across multiple disciplines

Date: Friday March, 8th | 16:00–17:00
Location: Chao Mae Thap Thim Shrine, Saphan Lueang

#SpiritualTech #PR

Mazu’s Divine Birthday Celebration
Special Talk Session

𝗔𝗜 & 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀

From Buddha Bot to Cyborg Culture

Speaker: Pat Pataranutaporn (@patpat.mit)
MIT Professor · Co-director, Advancing Humans with AI (@aha_medialab), MIT Media Lab (@mitmedialab)

Followed by critical responses from scholars across multiple disciplines

Date: Friday March, 8th | 16:00–17:00
Location: Chao Mae Thap Thim Shrine, Saphan Lueang

#SpiritualTech #PR

Thank you P’Yui and P’ Krating for the invitation krub @howbangkok