Human-machine coagency for collaborative control

Abstract

This chapter discusses some of the issues that are at the center of designing human-machine coagency where humans and smart machines collaborate and cooperate sensibly in a situation-Adaptive manner. The first is the issue of authority and responsibility. It is argued that the machine may be given authority to improve safety and to alleviate possible damage to the human-machine system, even in a framework of human-centered automation. The second is the issue of the human operator's overtrust in and overreliance on automation, where it is argued that possibilities and types of overtrust and overreliance may vary depending on the characteristics of the automated system. The importance of the design of a human-machine interface and human-machine interactions is included in the discussion.