| Abstract |
In this talk I present the project I worked on for my Master's thesis. It concerns the decision-making strategies people deploy when they interact in groups comprising both human and computer agents. It focuses on settings where actions are occurring at a fast pace and decisions must be made within tightly constrained time frames, under conditions of uncertainty and partial information. I will present a behavioral study that measures the extent to which social factors such as trust and fairness affect people's commitments to their teams when these include both computer agents and humans. Results from our study have implications for the design of decision-making strategies in mixed-initiative systems for building trust and cooperative relationships between humans and agents. |