Food for thought: exploring the future of food through AI-supported design fictions

ABSTRACT:

This paper explores how design fiction and generative AI (GAI) were used in a master’s course addressing food consumption issues. Data from two course iterations include student outputs, reflections, and prompt records. GAI expanded speculative exploration, supporting rich, detailed futures. Two approaches emerged, exploratory and goal-oriented, highlighting the value of prompt literacy, iteration, and critical curation to sustain creative control and adaptability.