This post is based on a talk given about the paper Towards Creating Infrastructures for Values and Ethics Work in the Production of Software Technologies by Richmond Y. Wong, published in Proceedings of the sixth decennial Aarhus conference: Computing X Crisis. [Read the full paper]. Computing appears to be in a crisis when addressing the […]
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Paper Summary: “Understanding Socio-technical Factors Configuring AI Non-Use in UX Work Practices”
This blog post summarizes a research paper, Understanding Socio-technical Factors Configuring AI Non-Use in UX Work Practices, published at the ACM 2025 CHI Human Factors in Computing Systems Conference by Inha Cha and Richmond Wong, which can be freely downloaded at: https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713140 When Everyone’s Using AI… Why Are Some Choosing Not To? AI tools are […]
2 New Lab Papers Published at CHI and CSCW
2 papers both relating to themes of technology “non-use” and “alternative use” practices have been published at ACM CHI and CSCW! Inha Cha’s paper Understanding Socio-technical Factors Configuring AI Non-Use in UX Work Practices was published and presented at CHI 2025, and examines multiple reasons that lead User Experience (UX) professionals to not use AI […]
Received Seed Grant from the Atlanta Interdisciplinary AI (AIAI) Network
Richmond Wong was awarded a seed grant from the Atlanta Interdisciplinary AI (AIAI) Network for a project titled Exploring IT Tech Workers’ Commutes and Transit Infrastructure in Atlanta, with assistance from PhD students Soyoun Jang and Inha Cha. This project seeks for an in-depth understanding on the spatial and cultural dimensions of AI production in […]
A Guide to Working in the Creating Ethics Infrastructures Lab
(Updated Oct 14, 2025). An introductory note from Richmond Wong: I maintain a lab guidebook for graduate students who work with me, outlining the lab’s scholarly orientation to research, community expectations, and how I work with students. This is a modified and abridged version for folks who are interested in knowing a little more about […]