Contemporary design contexts that contain complex interdependence of human and non-human actants who operate from their own independent perspectives creating the need for More-Than-Human Centred Design. Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things represents such a design contexts and are indicative of this complexity in that the interdependent ‘things’ within such networks could be humans,…
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Twenty years after the launch of OKCupid and a decade after the facilitation of mobile dating apps, we can say that online dating has permeated our daily lives and society, influencing not only how we meet our potential partners, but also who those significant others are. So it’s time to look back at a decade…
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Consumer Informatics invites you to our last guest lecture in June. In her talk on “A Cyborg Critique of AI Futures”, Dr. Ashley Shew will speak for us about her experiences as a cyborg. Ashley Shew, Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech, focuses on the philosophy of technology at the intersection…
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In the third guest lecture of our series “Sci-Fi and the Future of AI”, we invite you to attend Dr. Theresa Tanenbaum ‘s lecture on the limits of our imagination: Design Fiction as a strategy for engaging with Dystopian Futures. This talk will explore how science fiction and design fiction shape the collective public understanding…
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For those who may have missed the second lecture in our Sci-Fi lecture series this semester. Here you can find the the recorded video of it. Yu-Ting Cheng explores the role of voice assistants in sci-fi movies and what we can learn from them for future design ideas.
For those who may have missed the first lecture in our Sci-Fi lecture series this semester. Here you can find the the recorded video of it. Dr Philipp Jordan explains his research approach to Past Intersections and Future Opportunities for Science Fiction for Computer Science Research and Education.
Sci-fi is not only based on fantasy, but is also a social reflection on technology, which in turn can inspire design researchers to understand and speculate on the complexity of VCAs. To broaden the scope in designing different relationships, Yu-Ting Cheng will share in her talk how they have drawn design insights from their film…
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Minutes by Jenny Berkholz Smell, Taste and Temperature Interfaces Workshop, CHI Conference 2021 Date: 06.05.21 to 08.05.21, from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. each day. Online event, Zoom conference 41 participants Workshop homepage: https://stt21.plopes.org/ The workshop days will follow the same pattern: First the welcome, followed by the “Provocation Talks” and a discussion. After this…
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The Human-Centered AI group of the chair of Consumer Informatics is once again hosting a keynote series. The theme of this series is “Science Fiction and the Future of AI”. Our first speaker “Dr. Philipp Jordan” will talk about “Past Intersections and future opportunities of science fiction for computer science research and education”. Philipp Jordan…
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New publication by Fatemeh Alizadeh, Gunnar Stevens and Margarita Esau on contemporary consumer perceptions of artificial intelligence in i-com. Abstract: In 1991, researchers at the center for the Learning Sciences of Carnegie Mellon University were confronted with the confusing question of “where is AI?” from users, who were interacting with artificial intelligence (AI) but did…
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