Author ORCID Identifier
Yaojie Li: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9698-6879
Ruochen Liao: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1059-4087
Abstract
Generative AI technologies are rapidly advancing and gaining popularity across various disciplines. Beyond routine tasks, there is a growing interest in exploring their potential for creative endeavors. As human-AI collaboration becomes more prevalent, there is an increasing need for guidance on designing AI systems that support creative tasks. Particularly underexamined is their use among children, a critical demographic in the literature. To that end, this study investigates how generative AI can be designed to enhance parent-child creative collaboration. Drawing upon theories of parental mediation, self-determination, and Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development, we propose five core design principles aimed at promoting children’s development in collaborative AI environments: augmentability, automizability, authenticity, adaptability, and accountability. We also instantiate the design principles in a prototype of an AI-augmented parent-child story co-creation system and evaluate it using in-depth interviews for further refinement. These principles and the prototype are intended to inform design choices in similar parent-child creative activities, as well as in broader human-AI creative collaborations.
Recommended Citation
Li, Y., & Liao, R. (In press). “Becoming Dr. Seuss”: Design Principles for AI-Augmented Parent-Child Co-Creation Systems. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 57, pp-pp. Retrieved from https://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol57/iss1/87
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