The Mens, Manus and Machina - How AI Empowers People, Institutions and the City in Singapore (M3S) interdisciplinary research group (IRG) launched by the Singapore MIT-Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) will tackle social and institutional challenges regarding artificial intelligence (AI) and new technologies. 17 professors from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), as well as local researchers from SMU, SUTD, NUS and the National Robotics Programme are members of the IRG. SMU Lee Kong Chian Professor of Computer Science and Vice Provost (Research) Archan Misra is a co-lead investigator. Prof Misra noted, “M3S is distinguished by its ambition to address the key challenges of human-AI synergy holistically, from both a scientific and societal perspective. It will focus not just on the technical breakthroughs that will allow human workers and AI-enabled machines and software to work interactively, but also on the training and governance mechanisms that ensure that individuals and organisations adapt to and thrive in this new future of work. I’m especially excited to partner MIT on this important national priority, which aligns perfectly with SMU’s strategic multi-disciplinary research priority area of Digital Transformation”.