On the good-enough effect
children reflect on their AI-generated portraits
Informazioni aggiuntive
Autori
Zanardi I.,
Dedò S.,
Landoni M.
Tipo
Contributo in atti di convegno
Anno
2025
Lingua
Inglese
Sommario
In this pictorial, we describe an activity in which 26 10-year-old children used GenAI to create self-portraits by choosing one of four generated images, suggesting changes, and reflecting on their overall experience. By analyzing their choices and rejections, we investigated whether GenAI could elicit meaningful reflection on its limitations, particularly in representing diverse identities. While we saw moments of awareness, many children accepted results that were simply “good enough,” often focusing on surface-level changes. This Good Enough Effect emphasizes the risk of initial satisfaction limiting more profound engagement. Our main contribution is to show GenAI's ability to spark reflection while also emphasizing the importance of intentional scaffolding in moving beyond acceptance to a more critical understanding of AI and identity.
Parole chiave
GenAI, Children, Biases, Reflection
Titolo atti di convegno
Interaction Design and Children (IDC)
Nome convegno
IDC '25: Interaction Design and Children
Luogo convegno
Reykjavik Iceland
Data convegno
June 2025
Pagine (o numero dell’articolo)
154-157
SDG
Uguaglianza di genere
Diffusione
Licenza
CC BY
Visibilità
Pubblico
Status open access
Gold
