Human-Machine Communication Journal

Machine Ex Machina: A Framework Decentering the Human in AI Design Praxis

Human-Machine Communication Journal June 26, 2024 Cait Lackey, Zizi Papacharissi

Artificial intelligence (AI) design typically incorporates intelligence in a manner that is affirmatory of the superiority of human forms of intelligence. In this paper, we draw from relevant research and theory to propose a social-ecological design praxis of machine inclusivity that rejects the presumption of primacy afforded to human-centered AI. We provide new perspectives for how...