IAC24 Main Conference Talk
Description
Hype may come and go, but artificial intelligence is not going away. You will work on an AI experience during your career, regardless of your job title. Are you sweating a little?
AI experiences require programmers and designers to make unprecedented ethical decisions. Instead of designing a knowable set of content and interactions, AI experiences require us to design for probabilities and potential risks, with limited control over outcomes. Who is equipped to guide us through this new frontier?
You are! (Yes, YOU.) As an information architect, you already have what it takes to be a steward of responsible AI. You have the necessary skills and foresight that others in the room lack. You’ve been waiting for this moment. This is not a stump speech. After this talk, you’ll:
• Have a concrete definition of what it means to do “responsible AI”
• Know key responsible AI principles and see how your IA skills support them
• Develop a mental model for how to tackle this challenge
• Walk away with confidence and clarity to fulfill your calling as a steward of responsible AI
About the speaker(s)
Rachel Price is an information architect and user researcher. With a background in information science and jazz saxophone (eventually they do intersect), she focuses on crafting thoughtfully structured information environments informed by the human experience. She is currently a Principal Information Architect for Microsoft, applying IA principles at scale to the substantial knowledge base that is Microsoft Learn.
Rachel is also an educator at the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle, Washington, a speaker, and a workshop facilitator. She holds a Master of Library & Information Sciences from the University of Washington.
AI experiences require programmers and designers to make unprecedented ethical decisions. Instead of designing a knowable set of content and interactions, AI experiences require us to design for probabilities and potential risks, with limited control over outcomes. Who is equipped to guide us through this new frontier?
You are! (Yes, YOU.) As an information architect, you already have what it takes to be a steward of responsible AI. You have the necessary skills and foresight that others in the room lack. You’ve been waiting for this moment. This is not a stump speech. After this talk, you’ll:
• Have a concrete definition of what it means to do “responsible AI”
• Know key responsible AI principles and see how your IA skills support them
• Develop a mental model for how to tackle this challenge
• Walk away with confidence and clarity to fulfill your calling as a steward of responsible AI