Keynote Speech

I’ve had the privilege of working in the field of HCI since its inception and have seen many changes over the years, including changes in methods, disciplines, and the topics we get excited about. From its early days, where a small number of academics and practitioners had to fight to be recognised, to the huge, global community HCI is today, I want to argue that it has never been more important to raise our level of ambition. While I’ll reflect to some extent about the past, I want to talk more about where we go in the future. As an example, I will focus on the research we have been doing battling misinformation and disinformation by designing user experiences that enable people to interrogate where digital stuff comes from. I will argue that in the age of Generative AI, it has never been more critical for HCI researchers and practitioners to help shape a future in line with human values and aspiration.