Explainable AI (XAI) is concerned with how to make AI models more understandable to people. To date these explanations have predominantly been technocentric - mechanistic or productivity oriented. This paper introduces the Explainable AI for the Arts (XAIxArts) manifesto to provoke new ways of thinking about explainability and AI beyond technocentric discourses. Manifestos offer a means to communicate ideas, amplify unheard voices, and foster reflection on practice. To supports the co-creation and revision of the XAIxArts manifesto we combine a World Café style discussion format with a living manifesto to question four core themes: 1) Empowerment, Inclusion, and Fairness; 2) Valuing Artistic Practice; 3) Hacking and Glitches; and 4) Openness. Through our interactive living manifesto experience we invite participants to actively engage in shaping this XIAxArts vision within the CHI community and beyond.
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title={ XAIxArts Manifesto: Explainable AI for the Arts },
author={ Nick Bryan-Kinns and Shuoyang Jasper Zheng and Francisco Castro and Makayla Lewis and Jia-Rey Chang and Gabriel Vigliensoni and Terence Broad and Michael Clemens and Elizabeth Wilson },
journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.21220},
year={ 2025 }
}