The AI gaze we choose
speculative metaphors by queer youth
Additional information
Authors
Zanardi I.,
Dedò S.,
Landoni M.
Type
Article in conference proceedings
Year
2026
Language
English
Abstract
Far from merely illustrating reality, Generative Artificial Intelligence applications can impose a gaze that structures how identity and power are perceived. This gaze exacerbates societal biases and limits representation. In this work, we explore how queer young adults conceptualize a normative gaze in GenAI and how they, conversely, imagine a queer gaze. Using a craft‑based speculative approach, we explored the metaphors participants created and presented their interpretations of the GenAI gaze’s embodiment, perception, and behavior. Our contribution is twofold: we show the potential of this approach to support the inclusion of a wider range of perspectives in early Human–AI design, and we offer the metaphors themselves and their contrast as tools that help surface considerations for designing more inclusive and just GenAI systems.
Keywords
GenAI, Metaphors, Participatory design, Queer, Speculation, Young adults
Conference proceedings
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
Numero ( Mese )
646
Meeting name
CHI EA '26: Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Meeting place
Barcelona , Spain
Meeting date
April 2026
Pages (or article number)
1-6
SDG
Gender equality,
Reduced inequalities
Diffusion
License
CC BY
Visibility
Public
Status open access
Gold
