Grounds for Concern.

Kiana and Lia sit down together to reflect on the process, the conversations, and our own sentiments to see what we learned.

We sit down with Audrey Desjardins, a professor of Interaction Design at the UW Design School to discuss the question: How do designers critically examine the role of AI in the products they create?

We sit down with Jim Dantzler, an adjunct lecturer of Design at the UW Masters of Human-Computer Interaction and Design to discuss the question: What does it mean to prepare for a career in design when the role of “designer” is actively changing?

We sit down with Ron Krabill, a at the UW Information School and prevailing academic on AI to discuss the question: Why does it feel like students are being asked to adapt to AI faster than education systems can meaningfully guide them, and what does that gap reveal about how institutions respond to new forms of media?

We sit down with Chantel Prat, a professor of Cognitive Psychology at the UW Information School and prevailing academic on AI to discuss the question: How do the design and behavior of AI systems influence the way people attribute intelligence, emotion, and meaning to them?

We sit down with Ryan Calo, a professor of law and information science at the UW and prevailing academic on AI to discuss the question: When law can’t keep pace with technology, where does ethical responsibility fall?

We sit down with Emily M. Bender, a professor of linguistics at the UW Information School and prevailing academic on AI to discuss the question: What responsibility do designers have in shaping how AI is used and understood?

Welcome to Grounds for Concern, a podcast series where we, students of design, sit down for a coffee chat with prevailing academics concerned with AI.