The Digital Media Research Centre, QUT, and Brisbane SIGCHI is co-hosting a visitor seminar with guest speaker Professor Kaisa Väänänen.
Date: 7. November 2023
Time: 1-3pm
Venue: QUT Kelvin Grove, X-109, or Zoom (link to join below)
Abstract: In the recent years, Human-Centred AI (HCAI) has been introduced as a balancing factor to the rapidly advancing technical AI development. HCAI aims to put human needs and ethical risks in the centre of attention, when new AI-powered applications are designed. However, there seems to be a tension between HCAI and the real-world AI design practice. Furthermore, many AI systems may produce side-effects with unanticipated societal impacts. In this talk, I will present research findings and observations about the challenges of making HCAI a reality. I will invite the audience to discuss the ways in which digital media research can affect the future of AI systems to be more humane and sustainable.
Speaker biography: Prof Kaisa Väänänen is a QUT visiting fellow in the DMRC as part of the Digital Inclusion program from September 11th to December 1st, 2023.
Kaisa is a full professor of Human-Technology Interaction in Tampere University, Finland, where she leads the research group of Human-Centred Technology in the unit of Computing Sciences. Kaisa has three decades of experience of interdisciplinary HTI research both in industry and academia. She is currently focusing on Human-Centred AI design and sustainable development supported by digital solutions.
Kaisa was the general co-chair of CHI 2023 conference. In 2022, she was selected as an ACM Distinguished Member for her long-standing contribution to the field of computing.