Cultural Anthropology: Creating Human Centered AI

Wyatt Quillin

Mr. Roddy

IHSS

1 September 2021

Cultural Anthropology

Creating Human-Centered AI

    Creating AI systems is a difficult task that requires lots of preparation and precision. Researchers and programmers have to put many hours into searching for the best components of their AI, but for most, there are limits to what they can do using the traditional methods. Because not many people truly understand what an AI system is, it is difficult for researchers to figure out what normal people really want out of their AI systems by just asking them. Another problem with normal AI is taking things that usually are just controlled by the human and throwing another party into that situation. Because both of these parties have their own agenda, it can cause lots of problems in decision making, and can ultimately put people in danger. This can also cause the AI to do things that the human doesn't agree with, like making an incorrect decision based on an algorithm. Something that would make AI research much more effective is to integrate anthropology into the research. This will allow for the AI to comprehend things like religion and race and allow for a much more complex and helpful product. Understanding things like culture and values and acknowledging them in your design allows for a much more humane AI design that will be able to understand complicated human concepts such as those listed above. This is called design anthropology and essentially takes these unique human constructs and using them to make a better product. This is applicable in scenarios other than AI development, but it would have such a lasting impact on AI system construction if more companies used design anthropology instead of the normal traditional methods. I think that design anthropology is an underappreciated form of research. Recognizing that design anthropology is an extremely viable option for AI research is a huge step in the right direction. Trying to understand humans and implicating that research into the design of a product will help because it allows for real human feelings and preferences to be understood in the creation of a product. The potential that this holds is great and will definitely be crucial to the invention of a complex and humane AI.

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