Meredith Ringel Morris: Generative AI's HCI Moment
Surfaces human-centred AI research themes - disability, consent, anthropomorphisation - that increasingly inform AI governance design, though not yet operationalised for Australian government contexts.
Key points
- Google DeepMind's Head of Human-AI Interaction Research discusses HCI, accessibility, and generative AI in depth.
- Topics include AGI definitions, anthropomorphisation, consent for generative clones, and bidirectional human-AI alignment.
- Academic podcast interview - thought-provoking but limited direct applicability to APS governance or policy work.
Implications for Australian agencies
- Monitor Policy teams working on AI ethics or responsible AI frameworks may want to monitor human-centred AI research on consent, accessibility, and anthropomorphisation as these themes mature into governance considerations.
Implications are AI-generated. Starting points, not advice — see methodology for how they're framed.
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"Meredith Ringel Morris: Generative AI's HCI Moment"
Source: The Gradient – Substack
Published: 12 September 2024
URL: https://thegradientpub.substack.com/p/meredith-morris-generative-ai-hci
The Gradient podcast interviews Meredith Ringel Morris, Director for Human-AI Interaction Research at Google DeepMind, covering the intersection of HCI and AI research, disability studies, generative AI consent and ethics, and definitional questions around AGI. Topics include 'generative ghosts' (AI-generated representations of deceased persons), cognitive bias in user experience, and bidirectional human-AI alignment. The conversation is oriented toward academic and research audiences rather than policy practitioners, though the themes of accessibility, anthropomorphisation, and consent carry downstream governance relevance.
Implications for Australian agencies:
- [Monitor] Policy teams working on AI ethics or responsible AI frameworks may want to monitor human-centred AI research on consent, accessibility, and anthropomorphisation as these themes mature into governance considerations.
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