Community 2
Date: Tuesday 11 Nov 2025
Room: S/3.20 Turing Suite
| Time | Presentation | Abstract | Authors | Contribution type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00-14:00 | Negotiating Machine Perspectives: AI-Mediated Troubleshooting in Repair Ecosystems | As artificial intelligence increasingly mediates technical work, repair and maintenance practices are being recalibrated—what counts as expertise, how it is shared, and who retains agency. This interactive panel convenes researchers and practitioners to examine human–AI negotiation in repair, with emphasis on: (1) how AI privileges particular forms of knowledge, (2) equity and practitioner agency when diagnostic tools and digital twins shape decisions, (3) embodied and tacit expertise that resists computational capture, and (4) pathways towards sustainable, right-to-repair futures. Through concise provocations, rotating fishbowl discussions, and structured synthesis, participants will co-produce evaluative frameworks and design principles that leverage AI responsibly while safeguarding craft knowledge and local autonomy. | Pranjal Jain, Teresa Castle-Green, Veera R. R. Kovvuri, Phoebe Brown, Abhay Vohra, Laura Fogg-Rogers, Zachary R Madin, Jenny Ford and Kinnari Gatare | Community |