AI as a Design Material: Dealing with new agencies

Abstract

As Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, and other technologies become widespread they could be seen as new materials for design. But what are the special traits of these materials? How should design incorporate them in its practices? How does it change design research? HCI? UX? What are their ethical implications?

Keywords

• artificial intelligence
• design
• materials
• agency
• machine learning
• ethics