In an effort to understand the limitations and possibilities of interacting with AI-powered conversational agents (CAs), we previously ran a workshop that interrogated commercial CAs including Alexa, Siri, and Google Home. We probed these agents around issues of trust, ownership, identity, gender, and ecology and learned about their biases and logics.
In this workshop, we will share our learnings and then use creative exercises to engage in a conversation about the possibilities of a trustworthy AI-powered assistant without ties to companies that profit off user data. Our goal is to engage in wide-ranging discussions across diverse cultures and geographies to enable critically-aware users of AI.
Our workshop is an ongoing project to create an expanding and participatory set of critical questions to ask conversational AIs that can be used widely across fields that engage in AI practices.
How will you deal with varying numbers of participants in your session?:We have some experience running workshops in this area and have dealt with large numbers of participants. We will ensure there is a shared document between the participants even after the session so that interested participants can continue the activity and contribute to the effort of interrogating conversational AI.
I am a post-doctoral researcher at Malmö University where I investigate people's lived experiences and the relational contexts behind their use of data-driven technologies.
Delft University of Technology
Post-doctoral researcher, AHO The Oslo School of Architecture and Design