08 / News & announcements
What’s brewing at CHAI.
Research milestones, people, opportunities, and moments from the lab—where our work meets the wider world.
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Join CHAI Lab as a PhD student in Fall 2027
We’re seeking a curious researcher to advance human-centered conversational AI, collaboration, and personalization.
Read the updatePlaying with AI: a public talk with Nima Zargham
Join CHAI Lab online on October 20 for a conversation about video games as testbeds for human–AI communication and collaboration.
Read the updateVoice agents and patient agency on Healthcare AI Pioneers
Smit Desai and Adrian Haimovich join Jesse Pines to discuss conversational AI in emergency departments and acute care.
Read the updateVibing with your AI at BostonCHI
Smit Desai discussed how mental models and designed personalities shape people’s relationships with conversational AI.
Read the updateFrom research to the classroom: the Agent Personality Playground
Students in ARTG3400: Designing Talking Machines explored how different personalities change the experience of an AI agent.
Read the updateAn Honorable Mention for research on empathy
Supriya Khadka’s systematic review received an Honorable Mention at ACM CUI 2026.
Read the updateThree perspectives on conversational AI at CUI ’26
Empathy, metaphor-fluid design, and conversational explanations at the CUI online pre-event.
Read the updateVibe Check featured in Northeastern Global News
“Chatty chatbots are not favorites” brings the lab’s personality research to a wider audience.
Read the updateOur first year, our first CHI papers
From personality alignment to emergency care and reminiscence, CHAI Lab shared its work in Barcelona.
Read the updateCan AI help doctors have difficult conversations with dying patients?
Northeastern Global News covered CHAI Lab’s research on AI-mediated serious illness conversations in the emergency department.
Read the updateA lot of firsts: reflecting on our first year as a lab
Drafts, conversations, and a lot of learning: looking back at CHAI Lab’s founding year.
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