Exploring diversity perceptions in a community through a Q&A chatbot

Peter Kun, Amalia De Götzen, Miriam Bidoglia, Niels Jørgen Gommesen, George Gaskell

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Abstract

While diversity has become a debated issue in design, very little research exists on positive use-cases for diversity beyond scholarly criticism. The current work addresses this gap through the case of a diversity-aware chatbot, exploring what benefits a diversity-aware chatbot could bring to people and how do people interpret diversity when being presented with it. In this paper, we motivate a Q&A chatbot as a technology probe and deploy it in two student communities within a study. During the study, we collected contextual data on people's expectations and perceptions when presented with diversity. Our key findings show that people seek out others with shared niche interests, or their search is driven by exploration and inspiration when presented with diversity. Although interacting through a chatbot is limited, participants found the engagement novel and interesting to motivate future research.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDRS2022: Bilbao
Number of pages20
Publisher Design Research Society
Publication date25 Jun 2022
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-91229-457-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jun 2022
Externally publishedYes
EventDesign Research Society Conference 2022 - Bilbao, Spain
Duration: 23 Jul 202230 Jul 2022

Conference

ConferenceDesign Research Society Conference 2022
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBilbao
Period23/07/202230/07/2022
SeriesProceedings of DRS
ISSN2398-3132

Keywords

  • Diversity in Design
  • Diversity-aware Chatbot
  • User Perceptions
  • Technology Probe
  • Social Interaction

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