UX Researcher & AI & Society · University of Toronto

I study how
AI shapes
communities.

Specifically the ones that get left out — immigrant-led nonprofits, informal organizations, people who don't fit the assumed user. I use qualitative and participatory methods to make AI systems more accountable.

Maryam Mokhberi

The communities most affected by AI are least involved in building it.

My work tries to close that gap — through participatory design, qualitative fieldwork, and tools that center accountability from the start.

Care AI isn't about efficiency. It's about who gets cared for.

Most AI systems called "assistive" optimize for users who already have access to convenience. I study the ones who don't.

Technical depth makes critique more useful, not less.

My engineering background means I can engage with AI system design directly — not just describe its effects from the outside.

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