Workshop Program
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, from 14:15 to 18:00 CEST
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Mapping the Responsible Democratization of Generative AI through Participatory Futuring
Mapping the Responsible Democratization of Generative AI through Participatory Futuring
The workshop will be held on April 14, from 2:15 pm to 6:00 pm. We plan to host an in-person workshop consisting of two 90-minute sessions. The first session will focus on presentations and discussion, while the second will be dedicated to mapping the current and future landscape of the field.
The workshop will be held on April 14, from 2:15 pm to 6:00 pm. We plan to host an in-person workshop consisting of two 90-minute sessions. The first session will focus on presentations and discussion, while the second will be dedicated to mapping the current and future landscape of the field.
We are aiming for around 30–35 participants. The schedule is tentative and may change based on the CHI 2026 program.
We are aiming for around 30–35 participants. The schedule is tentative and may change based on the CHI 2026 program.
Tentative Schedule
Tentative Schedule
Welcome (10 min)
A short welcome and introduction by the organizers.Author Presentations (70 min)
Authors will present their submissions in a Pecha Kucha–style format.Introduction Activities (10 min)
Overview of the workshop activities and formation of groups based on key domains.Break (30 min)
Mapping the Present (20 min)
In groups, participants will reflect on how generative AI is currently being democratized in their domain and the role of HCI in supporting this process. They will identify different perspectives on democratizing AI within their landscape of work.Mapping the Future (40 min)
Building on the previous activity, groups will explore how the democratization of generative AI may evolve. They will consider which aspects may continue to grow, which may diminish, and which require discipline or transformation (inspired by the Manoa School method).Summarizing (30 min)
Groups will share their perspectives across domains to identify connections and discuss how HCI can help foster the responsible democratization of AI.
An overview of the interactive activities during the workshop
An overview of the interactive activities during the workshop
Accepted papers & presentations
Accepted papers & presentations
Eric Tron Gianet. AI Boundary Objects for Agonistic Participation: Lessons from a Pilot Workshop
Jarne Thys, Marisela Gutierrez Lopez, Eva Geurts, Davy Vanacken and Gustavo Rovelo Ruiz. Negotiating AI Boundaries Through Participatory Futuring
Jasmin Baake. Democratizing News Use Beyond Access: Supporting Sense-Making Through Human-News Interaction
Jiyoung Jeon. Flattened Cuisines: Linguistic Compression and Cultural Homogenization in Generative AI
Fabio Paternò, Simone Gallo and Andrea Mattioli. Designing a Participatory Infrastructure: End-User Development for the Responsible Democratisation of Generative AI in Smart Environments
Georg Regal, Jakob Uhl, Marita Huber and Manfred Tscheligi. AI for Making, Making for AI - How can Making support the democratization of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Eun Jeong Kang, Waki Kamino, Susan R. Fussell and Malte F. Jung. Remix Culture as a Lens for Governing Derivative AI Models: A Hatsune Miku Case Study
Siiri Paananen, Rauni Äärelä-Vihriälä, Petra Nurmela, Pigga Keskitalo and Jonna Häkkilä. Investigating Contradictory Generative AI Visions of (Sub)Arctic Futures with Youth
Chong Hu and Karyn Moffatt. Empowering Older Adults as Active Participants in AI Bias Mitigation
Zihang E. Rethinking GenAI’s Role as a Mediator in Algorithmic Culture for Blind and Low-Vision Content Creators
Jemina Colley, Tora Jarsve, Suhas Govind Joshi and Jasmin Niess. Citizen, Institution, and Machine: Democratic GenAI in Welfare Encounters
Karolina Drobotowicz and Felix Anand Epp. Artificial Welfare: Ideological Speculative Design for Generative AI in the Public Sector
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