Strategies for Professional Autonomy and Accountability
As Generative AI embeds into HCI workflows, balancing efficiency with accountability is critical. This workshop moves beyond disclosure toward intellectual autonomy—defining what ethical “co-thinking, co-creating, and co-augmenting with AI” looks like in professional practice.
The rapid proliferation of Generative AI within HCI workflows has fundamentally altered how we approach qualitative analysis, UI design, and software engineering. Yet this shift raises critical questions about accountability, ownership, and the potential devaluation of human contributions.
While disclosure requirements are a necessary first step, they do not address whether the practitioner deeply understood the output, whether professional skills are eroding, or who bears responsibility when AI-augmented work fails.
This workshop brings together HCI researchers and practitioners to map real-world AI use, surface responsible and irresponsible practices from active experience, and collaboratively define what accountability looks like in the GenAI era.
Our goal: a shared Professional Code of Conduct for the GenAI-Augmented HCI Worker—a living, open-access repository of evolving responsible practices co-authored by the community.
As practitioners delegate core tasks to GenAI, traditional flow states in deep work are disrupted. Which competencies fade, and what are the long-term consequences for HCI craft?
As AI companies shift safety burdens onto individual workers, intellectual autonomy is challenged. Who is responsible when collaborative AI-augmented work fails or causes harm?
Unchecked AI use can lower group creativity and lead to societal-level idea convergence, potentially discrediting the empathetic commitments foundational to HCI practice.
Moving past automation-centric paradigms, how do we recapture AI for professional good—ensuring human flourishing remains the arbiter of the design cycle?
Submit a 4-page position paper exploring accountability, tool critique, or AI dependency in HCI workflows. Accepted papers will be published open-access and presented as lightning talks.
Industry professionals and HCI workers may submit a 1–2 page reflective statement on GenAI use and ethical tensions in daily practice. No prior research required.
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Submission deadline — Track 1 & Track 2 (AoE) |
| May 25, 2026 | Acceptance notifications |
| June 22, 2026 (Monday) | Workshop day — CHIWork 2026, Linz, Austria |
All deadlines are Anywhere on Earth (AoE). Submit via the Call for Participation page.
