Expansive Participatory AI: Supporting Dreaming within Inequitable Institutions

TL;DR

This paper discusses how participatory AI can democratize technology design by incorporating collective experiences, while addressing institutional power dynamics that limit stakeholders' aspirations, especially focusing on youth involvement.

Contribution

It proposes co-design principles for AI that specifically tackle institutional power issues in participatory settings involving youth.

Findings

Identifies institutional power barriers in participatory AI.

Proposes co-design principles to empower youth in AI development.

Highlights the importance of addressing power dynamics for inclusive AI.

Abstract

Participatory Artificial Intelligence (PAI) has recently gained interest by researchers as means to inform the design of technology through collective's lived experience. PAI has a greater promise than that of providing useful input to developers, it can contribute to the process of democratizing the design of technology, setting the focus on what should be designed. However, in the process of PAI there existing institutional power dynamics that hinder the realization of expansive dreams and aspirations of the relevant stakeholders. In this work we propose co-design principals for AI that address institutional power dynamics focusing on Participatory AI with youth.