HCI-TERRA: HCI Towards EnviRonmentally Responsible AI

Abstract

The rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has come with a significant environmental burden due to increased resource usage. Such material and environmental impacts are no surprise. This workshop is a call for HCI researchers to critically reflect on the energy, water, and other resource overuse of AI systems by not only developing tools but also by supporting researchers, artists, activists and local communities to collect, understand, and equip themselves with knowledge. The goal is to lay solid foundations of a community of HCI researchers interested in mitigating the environmental impact of AI and accordingly bring methods from our inherently interdisciplinary domain that go beyond solutionist narratives. Following a successful workshop at FAccT ’25, this workshop will consolidate ideas and create a grand challenges and opportunities map of this emerging topic of interest in HCI. Participation will be open to seasoned and early career researchers and we will solicit descriptions of completed projects, works-in-progress, and provocations.