3 papers
cs.HC2026
Making Generative AI Workable at Work: Accountability, Localization, and Representation in Kenyan and Nigerian Small Businesses
Najeeb Gambo Abdulhamid, Stephanie Nyairo, Liz Ankrah +1
Generative AI is widely framed as democratizing skilled work by lowering the barrier to producing professional output. Drawing on 21 semi-structured interviews with 27 workers acro…
cs.CL2026
Toward Cultural Alignment: Human-Centered Evaluation of Multimodal AI Stories Across Five African Communities
Millicent Ochieng, Felermino D. M. A. Ali, Elizabeth A. Ankrah +8
In this paper, we examine how well AI-generated multimodal stories align with the lived practices, relationships, language, values, and visual expectations of the communities they…
cs.HC2024
AI and the Future of Work in Africa White Paper
Jacki O'Neill, Vukosi Marivate, Barbara Glover +71
This white paper is the output of a multidisciplinary workshop in Nairobi (Nov 2023). Led by a cross-organisational team including Microsoft Research, NEPAD, Lelapa AI, and Univers…