Generative Dreams: Rethinking GenAI Design Through a Community-based Approach with Recently Incarcerated, Gang Affiliated, and At-risk Young Adults at a Trauma Informed Arts Center

This paper presents a case study of a community-based participatory design approach to exploring generative AI at a trauma-informed arts center. Through a week-long workshop engagement between Google, UC Irvine, and Homeboy Art Academy, the study investigates how centering marginalized voices can improve AI development and address equity issues. Key findings highlight the importance of insider relationships in building trust, respecting community resourcefulness, and fostering bidirectional relationships. By integrating diverse perspectives early in the development process, this approach aims to create more inclusive and effective AI technologies. The study contributes to our understanding of community-based participatory AI design and offers strategies for responsible engagement with underserved populations in emerging technology development.

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  CHI Extended Abstracts

• Publication date

  2025-04-25

• Fields of study

  Art, Sociology, Computer Science, Education

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1145/3706599.3706679
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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