XAIxArts Manifesto: Explainable AI for the Arts
It addresses the need for more inclusive and reflective AI explanations in the arts, though it is incremental as it builds on existing XAI concepts.
The paper introduces the XAIxArts manifesto to promote new perspectives on explainable AI beyond technocentric approaches, using an interactive living manifesto to engage participants in shaping this vision within the CHI community and beyond.
Explainable AI (XAI) is concerned with how to make AI models more understandable to people. To date these explanations have predominantly been technocentric - mechanistic or productivity oriented. This paper introduces the Explainable AI for the Arts (XAIxArts) manifesto to provoke new ways of thinking about explainability and AI beyond technocentric discourses. Manifestos offer a means to communicate ideas, amplify unheard voices, and foster reflection on practice. To supports the co-creation and revision of the XAIxArts manifesto we combine a World Café style discussion format with a living manifesto to question four core themes: 1) Empowerment, Inclusion, and Fairness; 2) Valuing Artistic Practice; 3) Hacking and Glitches; and 4) Openness. Through our interactive living manifesto experience we invite participants to actively engage in shaping this XIAxArts vision within the CHI community and beyond.