“AI Comes Out of the Closet” is a large learning model (LLM)-based online system that leverages artificial intelligence-generated dialog and virtual characters to create complex social interaction simulations. These simulations allow users to experiment with and refine their approach to LGBTQIA+ advocacy in a safe and controlled environment.The research is both personal and political to lead author D. Pillis, an MIT graduate student in media arts and sciences and research scientist in the Tangible Media group of the MIT Media Lab, as it is rooted in a landscape where LGBTQIA+ people continue…
