There is an urgent need to incorporate the perspectives of culturally diverse groups into AI developments. We present a novel conceptual framework for research that aims to expand, reimagine, and reground mainstream visions of AI using independent and interdependent cultural models of the self and the environment. Two survey studies support this framework and provide preliminary evidence that people apply their cultural models when imagining their ideal AI. Compared with European American respondents, Chinese respondents viewed it as less important to control AI and more important to connect with AI, and were more likely to prefer AI with capacities to influence. Reflecting both cultural models, findings from African American respondents resembled both European American and Chinese respondents. We discuss study limitations and future directions and highlight the need to develop culturally responsive and relevant AI to serve a broader segment of the world population.

翻译：亟需将不同文化群体的观点纳入人工智能（AI）发展进程。我们提出了一种新颖的概念框架，旨在利用独立型与依存型自我及环境文化模型，扩展、重构并夯实AI的主流愿景。两项调查研究支持该框架，并初步证明人们在构想理想AI时会运用其文化模型。与欧裔美国人受访者相比，中国受访者认为控制AI的重要性较低、与AI建立联系的重要性更高，且更倾向于偏好具有影响能力的AI。非裔美国人受访者的发现同时反映两种文化模型特征，其应答结果与欧裔及中国受访者均有相似之处。我们讨论了研究局限性与未来方向，并强调需开发具有文化响应性及针对性的AI，以服务更广泛的世界人口。