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Human-AI Collaboration Can Unlock New Frontiers in Creativity
NEWSContent churned out by generative AI models is surprisingly competent, if not always particularly exciting....
Ion Receives NSF CAREER Award for Material-Changing Interfaces
NEWSImagine a hard floor that adapts to cushion the impact of your fall, or a chair that adjusts its firmness and ergonomic support based on your seated posture. Carnegie Mellon University fac...
Carnegie Mellon Names 2025 University Professors
NEWSThree Carnegie Mellon University faculty members have been chosen to receive the title of University Professor in 2025. University Professors are internationally recognized leaders in thei...
Purpose Mode Helps Social Media Users Stay Focused on Their Desired Tasks
NEWSIf you’re an active user of social media platforms, chances are you’ve felt distracted on more than one occasion while staring at your phone or tablet....
Working With AI
NEWSChatbot companions, generated videos, banking software and homework help. Artificial intelligence software has found its way into more and more aspects of daily life. But for these systems...
SCS Tool Improves Community Buy-In for Policy Decisions
NEWSCommunity policies, such as those for zoning or parking, are typically made at the top, which can leave community members feeling frustrated or left out of the process. Researchers at Carn...
Harrison Earns Teaching Innovation Award at Celebration of Education
NEWSThe HCII's Chris Harrison received CMU's 2025 Teaching Innovation Award to recognize his transformative work on the course "Designing Human-Centered Software."Chris Harrison, an associate ...
Researchers Create Flat-to-Shape Objects With Computer-Controlled Sewing
NEWSResearchers from the Human Computer Interaction Institute (HCII) and Robotics Institute (RI) at Carnegie Mellon University introduced a novel method for fabricating functional flat-to-shap...
CMU at CHI 2025
NEWSOur halls are abuzz with talk of “CHI” (pronounced “kai”), the nickname for the upcoming conference on computer human interaction (CHI)....
CMU Launches Human-Centered AI Research Center with Seoul National University
NEWSCarnegie Mellon University and Seoul National University (SNU) have announced a new collaboration to advance human-centered artificial intelligence research that prioritizes human well-bei...
Up Next in Special Topics
NEWSOur Special Topics courses provide the opportunity to explore the future of human-computer interaction, guided by the experts who are shaping the field of HCI....
VR/AR Could Help People Manage Everyday Stressors
NEWSA new project from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute studied whether virtual and augmented reality can simulate stressful situations — like being at a social event with strangers — ...