A^2ID — 1st International Workshop on Augmented Artificial Intelligence: A Symbiotic Approach to Enhance Decision-Making
Miriana Calvano, Antonio Curci, Paloma Diaz, Andrea Esposito, Alexander RepenningAbstract
The workshop “Augmented Artificial Intelligence: a Symbiotic Approach to enhance Decision-Making” (A2ID) aims to explore the human-AI collaboration in contexts in which the decision-making process can be supported and augmented, emphasizing a human-centered approach to design and develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems and fostering human-AI symbiosis. The goal is to create systems that work symbiotically with humans by employing Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)’s guidelines and best practices in designing and developing AI systems. Symbiotic Artificial Intelligence (SAI), which is a specialization of Human-Centered AI (HCAI), aims to achieve this objective by supporting humans rather than replacing them, while enhancing their skills. AI can represent a great resource. However, challenges such as biases in training data, over-reliance on AI, and lack of interpretability still persist, raising concerns about trust, fairness, and ethical compliance of AI systems. This workshop addresses these issues by promoting the same multidisciplinary perspective that characterizes the creation of SAI systems, integrating HCI, AI, Ethics and Laws, Software Engineering (SE) and End-User Development (EUD). Through discussions and knowledge exchange, participants will investigate the components of human-AI interaction that characterize the symbiotic relationship between the two parties in decision-making scenarios (for example, in the medical domain).