Supporting Students and Society: Underpinning Entrepreneurship Education with a Humanistic Philosophy

Bell, Robin

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-87865-8_9

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“…Yet, despite user-friendly packaging and seemingly simple chatbased interface designs, generative AI technologies like ChatGPT [8] and DALL-E [75] are primarily used by those who have backgrounds in technology or who are college educated [18]. Thus, generative AI risks further widening the digital divide [10], as entrepreneurs who have access to formal and informal education, devices, and technical capital are more quickly learning how to harness this nascent and powerful technology for their benefit [11,59]. This paper explores how to address this growing disparity by engaging local entrepreneurs in a community setting where disparities are heightened given uneven access to technological resources and a history of resource deprivation stemming from post-industrial blight and systemic racial inequalities.…”

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Deconstructing the Veneer of Simplicity: Co-Designing Introductory Generative AI Workshops with Local Entrepreneurs

Kotturi,

Anderson,

Ford

et al. 2024

Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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Generative AI platforms and features are permeating many aspects of work. Entrepreneurs from lean economies in particular are well positioned to outsource tasks to generative AI given limited resources. In this paper, we work to address a growing disparity in use of these technologies by building on a four-year partnership with a local entrepreneurial hub dedicated to equity in tech and entrepreneurship. Together, we co-designed an interactive workshops series aimed to onboard local entrepreneurs to generative AI platforms. Alongside four community-driven and iterative workshops with entrepreneurs across five months, we conducted interviews with 15 local entrepreneurs and community providers. We detail the importance of communal and supportive exposure to generative AI tools for local entrepreneurs, scaffolding actionable use (and supporting non-use), demystifying generative AI technologies by emphasizing entrepreneurial power, while simultaneously deconstructing the veneer of simplicity to address the many operational skills needed for successful application. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in HCI; Empirical studies in HCI.

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confidence: 99%