Denise and Dr. Nataliya Kosmyna discuss her viral study on critical thinking and AI, the best way for us to understand the technology and how to properly prepare for the technological future.

Dr. Kosmyna is a Research Scientist at MIT Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces group and a Visiting Faculty Researcher at Google. She has over 16 years of experience in developing and designing end-to-end brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Coming from a background in artificial intelligence, neuroscience and human-computer interaction (HCI), she is passionate about the idea of creating a partnership between AI and human intelligence, a fusion of the machine with the human brain. Nataliya obtained her Ph.D in 2015 in the domain of non-invasive Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) from Université Grenoble-Alpes, France. Most of her projects are focused around BCIs in the context of consumer grade applications. Nataliya is a public speaker, author of multiple research papers and reviewer of numerous professional journals and conferences. Dr. Kosmyna often collaborates with teams from Boston Dynamics, Microsoft Research, NASA. Dr. Kosmyna’s solutions are successfully deployed in the classrooms, hospitals, workspaces, aerospace, Lower Earth Orbit, and on the Moon. These projects are also presented to general public and were tested by more than 16000 people in 2015-2025. Nataliya won multiple awards for her work, among which is L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science award she received in 2016. Nataliya was also named as one of 10 Top French Talent 2017 from MIT Innovators Under 35. Dr. Kosmyna has served as one of 24 international experts for UNESCO to help prepare a first draft of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology. The final text of the Recommendation will be presented for adoption in November 2025 at the 43rd session of the General Conference. She is currently serving as on the Expert Advisory Group on Neurotechnology and Children for UNICEF.

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