This paper provides a theoretical alternative to the prevailing perception of machine learning as synonymous with...
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The Ethnographer in the Machine: Everyday Experiences with AI-enabled Data Analysis
This paper proposes a model of researcher-AI interaction and argues that ethnographers can smartly leverage AI in...
Pulp Friction: Creating Space for Cultural Context, Values, and the Quirkiness of Humanity in AI Engagement
A design executive who has led several multidisciplinary teams and organizations at global companies such as...
Foundational AI: Navigating a Shifting Terrain
New deployments of foundational AI models in digital products have expanded public engagement with synthetic...
Reconfiguring Work in the Age of AI
What is the nature of expertise and work? How are they redefined, practiced, and personified as waves of...
Automate Yourself to Work on What You Love
Behind every great research session is multiple hours and weeks spent recruiting, sharing...
Building Ethical Tech Through Subjective Research
There are myths and misconceptions around the objectivity of quantitative research and the neutrality of tech and the two are linked. At best they lead organizations to embrace half-truths, and at worst they result in discrimination. By embracing our humanity and using our own subjectivity to critically examine the ways we research, we can prioritize our work in a way that aligns with ethical values and brings humans to the center.