What is new with Artificial Intelligence? Human–agent interactions through the lens of social agency
In this article, we suggest that the study of social interactions and the development of a “sense of agency” in joint action can help determine the content of relevant explanations to be implemented in artificial systems to make them “explainable.” The introduction of automated systems, and more bro...
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| description | In this article, we suggest that the study of social interactions and the development of a “sense of agency” in joint action can help determine the content of relevant explanations to be implemented in artificial systems to make them “explainable.” The introduction of automated systems, and more broadly of Artificial Intelligence (AI), into many domains has profoundly changed the nature of human activity, as well as the subjective experience that agents have of their own actions and their consequences – an experience that is commonly referred to as sense of agency. We propose to examine the empirical evidence supporting this impact of automation on individuals’ sense of agency, and hence on measures as diverse as operator performance, system explicability and acceptability. Because of some of its key characteristics, AI occupies a special status in the artificial systems landscape. We suggest that this status prompts us to reconsider human–AI interactions in the light of human–human relations. We approach the study of joint actions in human social interactions to deduce what key features are necessary for the development of a reliable sense of agency in a social context and suggest that such framework can help define what constitutes a good explanation. Finally, we propose possible directions to improve human–AI interactions and, in particular, to restore the sense of agency of human operators, improve their confidence in the decisions made by artificial agents, and increase the acceptability of such agents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f7e6d84fcd594966aa8028122365f3e32022-12-22T04:32:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-09-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.954444954444What is new with Artificial Intelligence? Human–agent interactions through the lens of social agencyMarine Pagliari0Marine Pagliari1Valérian Chambon2Bruno Berberian3Institut Jean Nicod, Département d’Études Cognitives, École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris Sciences et Lettres University, Paris, FranceInformation Processing and Systems, Office National d’Etudes et Recherches Aérospatiales, Salon de Provence, FranceInstitut Jean Nicod, Département d’Études Cognitives, École Normale Supérieure, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris Sciences et Lettres University, Paris, FranceInformation Processing and Systems, Office National d’Etudes et Recherches Aérospatiales, Salon de Provence, FranceIn this article, we suggest that the study of social interactions and the development of a “sense of agency” in joint action can help determine the content of relevant explanations to be implemented in artificial systems to make them “explainable.” The introduction of automated systems, and more broadly of Artificial Intelligence (AI), into many domains has profoundly changed the nature of human activity, as well as the subjective experience that agents have of their own actions and their consequences – an experience that is commonly referred to as sense of agency. We propose to examine the empirical evidence supporting this impact of automation on individuals’ sense of agency, and hence on measures as diverse as operator performance, system explicability and acceptability. Because of some of its key characteristics, AI occupies a special status in the artificial systems landscape. We suggest that this status prompts us to reconsider human–AI interactions in the light of human–human relations. We approach the study of joint actions in human social interactions to deduce what key features are necessary for the development of a reliable sense of agency in a social context and suggest that such framework can help define what constitutes a good explanation. Finally, we propose possible directions to improve human–AI interactions and, in particular, to restore the sense of agency of human operators, improve their confidence in the decisions made by artificial agents, and increase the acceptability of such agents.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.954444/fullsense of agencysocial agencyjoint actionexplainable Artificial Intelligenceacceptabilityhuman–AI interaction |
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| title | What is new with Artificial Intelligence? Human–agent interactions through the lens of social agency |
| title_full | What is new with Artificial Intelligence? Human–agent interactions through the lens of social agency |
| title_fullStr | What is new with Artificial Intelligence? Human–agent interactions through the lens of social agency |
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| title_short | What is new with Artificial Intelligence? Human–agent interactions through the lens of social agency |
| title_sort | what is new with artificial intelligence human agent interactions through the lens of social agency |
| topic | sense of agency social agency joint action explainable Artificial Intelligence acceptability human–AI interaction |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.954444/full |
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