Future You is an interactive experience for cultivating self-reflection and long-term thinking
Engage with your virtual self to nurture personal growth and human flourishing
How it works
Future You is a web-based platform that lets you chat with a personalized version of your future self. Our system uses advanced AI to create a realistic conversation partner based on information you provide.
Our research
In our study involving 344 participants revealed that after interacting with their “Future You” character, users experienced reduced anxiety and a stronger connection to their future selves. This research demonstrates how the virtual self can enhance an individual’s sense of future self-continuity and overall wellbeing.
Visions of the future
Over 60,000 people around the world have met their future selves through our platform. We’re currently running an analysis to find trends in people’s future visions. We presented our preliminary results at the 2024 NeurIPS conference in Vancouver.
Research Team
Pat Pataranutaporn*, MIT
Kavin Winson*, KBTG
Peggy Yin*, Harvard University
Thanawit Prasongpongchai , KBTG
Auttasak Lapapirojn, KBTG
Pichayoot Ouppaphan, KBTG
Hal Hershfield, UCLA
Pattie Maes, MIT
Monchai Lertsutthiwong, KBTG
This project is supported by KBTG as part of MIT Media Lab Research Consortium
*Equal Contributions
