My general impression is the Media Lab is sort of framed as the successor to the old AI lab, a kind of research crown jewel of MIT. Ito is its director and thus

My general impression is the Media Lab is sort of framed as the successor to the old AI lab, a kind of research crown jewel of MIT. Ito is its director and thus shares in its glory and builds on it. I've seen a variety of press releases over the years polishing and building that glory up. I've seen a lot of smart names associated with it over the years. I'm not, professionally, interested in its research direction so I don't pay attention to its research really. :: spreads hands ::