The Centers and Margins of Modeling Humans in Well-being Technologies: A Decentering Approach
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| author | Zhu, Jichen Sanches, Pedro Tsaknaki, Vasiliki van der Maden, Willem Kaklopoulou, Irene |
| author_facet | Zhu, Jichen Sanches, Pedro Tsaknaki, Vasiliki van der Maden, Willem Kaklopoulou, Irene |
| contents | This paper critically examines the machine learning (ML) modeling of humans in three case studies of well-being technologies. Through a critical technical approach, it examines how these apps were experienced in daily life (technology in use) to surface breakdowns and to identify the assumptions about the "human" body entrenched in the ML models (technology design). To address these issues, this paper applies agential realism to decenter foundational assumptions, such as body regularity and health/illness binaries, and speculates more inclusive design and ML modeling paths that acknowledge irregularity, human-system entanglements, and uncertain transitions. This work is among the first to explore the implications of decentering theories in computational modeling of human bodies and well-being, offering insights for more inclusive technologies and speculations toward posthuman-centered ML modeling. |
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| spellingShingle | The Centers and Margins of Modeling Humans in Well-being Technologies: A Decentering Approach Zhu, Jichen Sanches, Pedro Tsaknaki, Vasiliki van der Maden, Willem Kaklopoulou, Irene Human-Computer Interaction This paper critically examines the machine learning (ML) modeling of humans in three case studies of well-being technologies. Through a critical technical approach, it examines how these apps were experienced in daily life (technology in use) to surface breakdowns and to identify the assumptions about the "human" body entrenched in the ML models (technology design). To address these issues, this paper applies agential realism to decenter foundational assumptions, such as body regularity and health/illness binaries, and speculates more inclusive design and ML modeling paths that acknowledge irregularity, human-system entanglements, and uncertain transitions. This work is among the first to explore the implications of decentering theories in computational modeling of human bodies and well-being, offering insights for more inclusive technologies and speculations toward posthuman-centered ML modeling. |
| title | The Centers and Margins of Modeling Humans in Well-being Technologies: A Decentering Approach |
| topic | Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.19132 |