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demcrAI workshop at CHI 2026
Generative AI (genAI) is rapidly reshaping domains such as education, sustainability, art, and health. While its democratization promises broader access and innovation, it also risks reinforcing existing inequalities and introducing new ethical concerns. This workshop explores the responsible democratization of genAI, its use, development, governance, and distribution of benefits, through the lens of HCI.
Generative AI (genAI) is rapidly reshaping domains such as education, sustainability, art, and health. While its democratization promises broader access and innovation, it also risks reinforcing existing inequalities and introducing new ethical concerns. This workshop explores the responsible democratization of genAI, its use, development, governance, and distribution of benefits, through the lens of HCI.
IMPORTANT DATES
IMPORTANT DATES
2026-02-12 Submission deadline
2026-02-23
Acceptance notification
2026-03-04
Registration
Welcome to demcrAI workshop at CHI 2026 in Barcelona!
Welcome to demcrAI workshop at CHI 2026 in Barcelona!
We invite HCI researchers, designers, and practitioners to collaboratively reflect on how genAI is being democratized across domains and how this process might evolve. Using the four perspectives proposed by Seger et al. (2023) (💬 use, 🛠️ development, 🏛️ governance, ➕ benefits), we aim to identify emerging trends, tensions, and opportunities for shaping equitable genAI futures.
Figure 1: The four perspectives of democratizing generative AI as introduced by Seger et al. [47]
Grounded in HCI, this workshop aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and contribute to inclusive and ethical genAI democratization by mapping current practices in different domains, exploring possible futures, and identifying trends and connections across the domains.
See the Call for Participation page for more information about paper submissions.
Seger, E., Ovadya, A., Siddarth, D., Garfinkel, B., & Dafoe, A. (2023, August). Democratising AI: Multiple meanings, goals, and methods. In Proceedings of the 2023 AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society (pp. 715-722).
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