DAIR Institute

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Beyond Content Exposure: Systemic Factors Driving Moderators' Mental Health Crisis in Africa

Content moderators review disturbing content to protect social media users, often at significant cost to their mental health. Recent reports document the mental health conditions of African moderators as notably problematic. Beyond the content itself, what factors contribute to the deteriorating mental health of these…

CHI '26Developing Countries & HCI for Development (HCI4D) +2

'The plan is just survival': Data Work in Kenya and the Regime of Entrapment

The rapid expansion of the AI industry relies heavily on the production, verification, and maintenance of data, otherwise known as "data work". Companies outsource and offshore this work through global AI supply chains that operate under exploitative conditions. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with Kenyan data w…

CHI '25AI Ethics, Fairness & Accountability +2

The Role of Expertise in Effectively Moderating Harmful Social Media Content

Social media platforms played a significant role in spreading genocidal content in the 2020-2022 Tigray war, where the deadliest genocide of the 21st century was committed. While linguistic expertise is clearly needed to adequately moderate such content, we ask: What additional expertise is needed? Why and to what ext…

CHI '25AI-Assisted Decision-Making & Automation +2

The Making of Performative Accuracy in AI Training: Precision Labor and Its Consequences

Accuracy and precision are central values in the AI communities and the technology sector. This paper provides empirical evidence on the construction and organizational management of technical accuracy, demonstrating how technology companies' preoccupation with such values leads to harm. Drawing on nine months of mult…

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2025-2026

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Social Media & Online Communities

Cyberbullying & Online Harassment

Ethics, Fairness, Social Justice & Inclusion

Developing Countries & HCI for Development (HCI4D)

AI & Machine Learning Interaction

AI Ethics, Fairness & Accountability

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Health, Healthcare & Wellbeing

Surgical Assistance & Medical Training