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The Eve of AI: Reclaiming Womanhood Through Co-Design With Artificial Intelligence
Sangeetha Ramanath
This research presents a compelling exploration at the juncture of feminism and Artificial Intelligence, seeking to discern pathways for empowering women through technological advancements and whether Hybrid Human AI helps reclaim womanhood. It employs feminist theory to contextualise the discourse within today’s socio-political landscape. The research methodology integrates co-design and participatory techniques, fostering a playful environment where humour and wit catalyse participants to confront and address personal experiences. By leveraging satire, the study endeavours to create safe spaces for women to collaborate with AI constructively and responsibly, utilising their experiences as case studies. The result highlights the potential of AI to assist women with social awareness, addressing their needs and reclaiming agency over their everyday lives. The insights indicate that we must rethink cyberfeminism in the light of equitable and inclusive AI technologies. When engaging with ethical considerations surrounding AI design, this paper emphasises transparency and women’s autonomy in decision-making. Through irony and speculative methodologies, the outcome points towards experimenting with identity and claiming agency by designing AI assistance through daily life decisions. While the contemporary discourse around AI focuses mainly on labour, privacy and workforce disruption, this research argues that we can use AI to envision empowering futures for women.

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Welcome to the Eve of AI
A speculative design tool kit using co-design practices and participatory research to design futures for the women community with artificial intelligence.

“The Eve of AI” thesis book

Cards Against Women: participatory research game design in collaboration with AI

Cards Against Women: prototype testing

Eve’s Memes Generator: participatory research meme making workshop

Capstone project exhibit setup

Eve’s Eden Workshop: world-building participatory exercise

Eve’s Eden Workshop in progress with participants

“The Eve of AI” thesis book covers and pamphlets