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DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist

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D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane MIT USES AI PREDICTIVE MODEL TO PERFECT YOUR RUNNING SHOES                                                                                Source:  MIT & Stock Top engineers and scientists at MIT have created an AI predictive model to pinpoint the perfect running shoes for you.  Here's what we know: MIT's predictive model uses your height, weight and leg length to simulate your gait The model tests the gait in sneakers of different materials and dynamics like bounce and stiffness to determine the optimal shoe that uses the least energy per stride for you The MIT team believes their model will enable designers to create innovative, new types of high-performance running shoes customized to the individual It predicts how certain shoe properties will affect a runner's performance The MIT team's moonshot goal:  have you send a video of yourself running, put it through their model and then have the