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October 8, 2024
With the recent rapid rise in Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) tools, it is imperative that we understand their impact on people with disabilities, both positive and negative. Through our research at UW CREATE, we have found that GAI poses both risks to disabled people due to bias in activities with real-world impacts such as resume screenings. Yet GAI also presents exciting opportunities to further accessibility and inclusion. In this talk, we will introduce UW CREATE and present two of our research studies that explore the intersections of generative AI and disability. Our findings demonstrate a wide variety of potential accessibility-related uses for GAI while also highlighting concerns around bias, verifiability, training data, and false promises. We will wrap up with an open-ended, group discussion of GAI’s impacts on accessibility and inclusion.
Kate Glazko is a doctoral student and NSF CSGrad4US fellow at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering working with Dr. Jennifer Mankoff (UW CREATE). Kate's research focuses on Generative AI and the opportunities for access and potential harms, including disability bias, and has been highlighted by Forbes and Nature. Kate identifies as a neurodivergent, disabled student. Prior to UW, Kate spent seven years working in the tech industry in roles such as software engineering and product management.
Agenda
6:00-6:30 Meet and network
6:30-7:30 Presentation and Q&A
7:30-8:00 Socialize and wrap up
Please send a message to the organizers to let us know how we can best accommodate and include you.
Location: Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering (CSE2). MAP.
CSE2-271 located in the building.