XAIxArts Manifesto: Explainable AI for the Arts
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 Caf\'e 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.
Authors
- Terence Broad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9987-6536)
- Nick Bryan–Kinns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1382-2914)
- Elizabeth Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6212-6627)
- Makayla Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4429-3402)
- Michael Clemens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4507-8421)
- Francisco Enrique Vicente Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3940-5334)
- Jia-Rey Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0058-7769)
- Gabriel Vigliensoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0274-4356)
- Shuoyang Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5483-6028)
Institutions
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Kingston University London (GB)
- University of Utah (US)
- New York University (US)
- Concordia University (CA)
- University of the Arts London (GB)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1145/3706599.3716227
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.44
Funders
- University of the Arts London
- UK Research and Innovation
- Arts and Humanities Research Council