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Nadja Verena Marcin’s feminist chatbot project #SOPHYGRAY has been awarded an Honorable Mention by the European Union Prize for Citizen Science, as recently announced by Ars Electronica. #SOPHYGRAY engages users in interactive, feminist-informed dialogues to challenge the gender biases embedded in AI and digital assistants. This recognition highlights the project’s innovative approach to fostering inclusive discussions around technology and representation.
Jury Statement
“It’s long been known that our technologies are not neutral. The fact that they encode their developer’s world views, politics and prejudices is nowhere more apparent than with AI. With the #SOPHYGRAY audiobot, artist Nadja Verena Marcin forefronts the impact of human values by inviting participants to contribute to the bot’s development based on their interaction with its intersectional feminist canon.European Union Prize for Citizen Science Jury 2023.”
Kat Austen, Lewis Hou, Pedro Russo, Andrea Sforzi, Stefanie Wuschitz