Rethinking Who Designs AI
May 1, 2025
About
Design Redefined is a series of events seeking to challenge our perception of design as a process of enhancing aesthetics, usability, or marketability and moving towards a deeper understanding of it as a powerful tool for change.
Appropriate for high school, undergraduate, and graduate students, as well as design professionals, each session will feature a panel discussion featuring thought leaders, followed by a hands-on exploration of key design principles, light refreshments, and networking. Co-hosted by the MIT Museum, MAD and Innovators for Purpose.
Free with Museum admission. Seating is limited.
Rethinking Who Designs AI
AI is advancing faster than it's being thoughtfully designed, raising critical questions about who shapes its future and who it truly serves. In this interactive workshop, we'll blend experts insights with hands-on activities. Guided by MIT/IDEO alumna Ela Ben-Ur, we'll use the five powerful questions of the Innovators' Compass to explore who holds power in AI — and how we can ensure everyone, not just a select few, has a voice in shaping its future. This is our opportunity to rethink AI's role in society and take action to make it work for all.
Free for teens.
Speakers
- Ela Ben-Ur (facilitator), Founder of Innovators' Compass; Innovation/Design Coach and Educator
- Caitrin Lynch (co-facilitator), Professor of Anthropology at Olin College of Engineering; Visiting Researcher on the Robotics, Ethics, and Society team at the Robotics and AI Institute
- Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar (panelist), research scientist at the Robotics and AI Institute (RAI)
- Yara Al Khalifa (panelist), Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Senior, iFp Emerging Innovator
Accessibility
Our events are enriched by your presence and we are committed to making them accessible.
Please email us at [email protected] to request accommodations.
Information
May 1, 2025 4–6pm
MIT Museum
314 Main Street
Cambridge, MA