Project description DEENESFRITPL Helping humans understand AI agent behaviour Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are behind diverse technologies like those used in self-driving cars and medical treatment recommendations. They are becoming increasingly prevalent and can benefit society in areas like education, healthcare and transportation. However, since they operate and interact with humans, it’s important to raise awareness and understanding of this type of intelligence. In this context, the European Research Council-funded CONVEY project will develop adaptive and interactive methods for conveying the behaviour of agents. It will draw on insights and methodologies from AI and human-computer interaction. The project will also develop algorithms and interfaces for users to explore agent capabilities. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective From self-driving cars to agents recommending medical treatment, Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents are becoming increasingly prevalent. These agents have the potential to benefit society in areas such as transportation, healthcare and education. Importantly, they do not operate in a vacuum—people interact with agents in a wide range of settings. To effectively interact with agents, people need to be able to anticipate and understand their behavior. For example, a driver of an autonomous vehicle will need to anticipate situations in which the carfails and hands over control, while a clinician will need to understand the treatment regime recommended by an agent to determine whether it aligns with the patient’s preferences.Explainable AI methods aim to support users by making the behavior of AI systems more transparent. However, the state-of-the-art in explainable AI is lacking in several key aspects. First, the majority of existing methods focus on providing “local” explanations to one-shot decisions of machine learning models. They are not adequate for conveying the behavior of agents that act over an extended time duration in large state spaces. Second, most existing methods do not consider the context in which explanations are deployed, including to the specific needs and characteristics of users. Finally, most methods are not interactive, limiting users’ ability to gain a thorough understanding of the agents.The overarching objective of this proposal is to develop adaptive and interactive methods for conveying the behavior of agents and multi-agent teams operating in sequential decision-making settings. To tackle this challenge, the proposed research will draw on insights and methodologies from AI and human-computer interaction. It will develop algorithms that determine what information about agents’ behavior to share with users, tailored to users’ needs and characteristics, and interfaces that allow users to proactively explore agents’ capabilities. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineeringautonomous vehiclesnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligencemachine learning Programme(s) HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Topic(s) ERC-2022-STG - ERC STARTING GRANTS Call for proposal ERC-2022-STG See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC - Support for frontier research (ERC) Coordinator TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Net EU contribution € 1 470 250,00 Address Senate building technion city 32000 Haifa Israel See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
