{"689855":{"#nid":"689855","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Defense by Gennie Mansi","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETitle: Understanding the Intersections of AI, User Needs, and Law\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDate:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EWednesday, April 29, 2026\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETime:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;10:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Eastern time (U.S.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELocation:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Coda C1115 Druid Hills\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVirtual Meeting (hybrid):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgatech.zoom.us%2Fj%2F91333564325\u0026amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctm186%40gtvault.onmicrosoft.com%7C59a448558bbf435b160f08de9cb5e284%7C482198bbae7b4b258b7a6d7f32faa083%7C1%7C0%7C639120502213596745%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C\u0026amp;sdata=qI%2FJjfjqegNYzXn2Q%2B3Z9b1HzAIBjWYDvITbLfEctAU%3D\u0026amp;reserved=0\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/91333564325\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGennie Mansi\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHCC PhD Candidate\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Interactive Computing,\u0026nbsp;College of Computing\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Mark Riedl (Advisor) - School of\u0026nbsp;Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMr. Benjamin Sundholm, JD - Tulane Law School, Tulane University\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Naveena Karusala - School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Andrea Parker -\u0026nbsp;School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDr. Agata Rozga - College of Computing,\u0026nbsp;Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESummary:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs AI tools are incorporated into high-stakes decision-making environments, such as healthcare and education, people need to act meaningfully in response to AI outputs. This thesis advances\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eactionability\u2014\u003C\/em\u003Ehow AI tools and their explanations enable pragmatic action by people in complex sociotechnical environments shaped by power dynamics. I make two central arguments: first, that we can improve people\u2019s ability to act with AI tools by examining how their actions and information needs connect to the ways they care for themselves and others; and second, that understanding how laws and regulations \u0026nbsp;impact people\u2019s ability to care with AI tools, we can inform the creation and use of AI tools to support people navigating uneven or unknown risks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis work deepens our understanding of actionability in 5 parts. I discuss how I created a user-centered catalog of information and actions to re-orient the design and evaluation of AI tools around users\u0027 needs. Building on this foundation, I draw out the complexities of enabling actionability through an in-depth investigation of physicians\u0027 needs, first uncovering how care\u2014including laws, regulations, and collective responsibility for patient well-being\u2014shapes actionability in ways current AI tools\u2019 designs often overlook. Informed by the ways care highlights laws and regulations as a contextual factor, I investigate how doctors\u0027 perceptions of potential errors connect to their legal concerns for AI tools. I show that doctors do not connect legal risks to AI tools\u2019 capabilities, and I discuss how this gap may result in unintentional harm in the form of defensive medical practices. To address these gaps, I describe an assets-based, co-design process with lawyers that used visualizations to surface tacit legal knowledge and generate strategies for stakeholders to predict and manage legal risks, revealing how power dynamics shape actionability. Finally, I ground these findings in practice through an analysis of 31 U.S. legal cases, identifying how a complex web of stakeholders and widely deployed AI tools negatively impact patient care, and proposing paths forward through revised liability structures and tools that support legal recourse for patients.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EUnderstanding the Intersections of AI, User Needs, and Law\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Understanding the Intersections of AI, User Needs, and Law "}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2026-04-19 01:12:48","changed_gmt":"2026-04-19 01:13:25","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-04-29T10:30:24-04:00","event_time_end":"2026-04-29T12:30:24-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-04-29T12:30:24-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-04-29 14:30:24","gmt_time_end":"2026-04-29 16:30:24","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-04-29 16:30:24","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Coda C1115 Druid Hills ","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"100811","name":"Phd Defense"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78771","name":"Public"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}