Introduction to the Special Issue on “Usable AI”

By: Anthony Jameson, Aaron Spaulding, and Neil Yorke-Smith (2009)

AI Magazine, 30(4).

Abstract: When creating algorithms or systems that are supposed to be used by people, we should be able to adopt a “binocular” view of users’ interaction with intelligent systems: a view that regards the design of interaction and the design of intelligent algorithms as interrelated parts of a single design problem. This special issue offers a coherent set of articles on two levels of generality that illustrate the binocular view and help readers to adopt it.

Note: All of the papers in the special issue on “Usable AI” are available from the AI Magazine website.

Contents of the Special Issue

Introduction

Jameson, A.; Spaulding, A.; and Yorke-Smith, N.: Introduction to the Special Issue on “Usable AI”.

Theme Articles

Lieberman, H.: User Interface Goals, AI Opportunities.
Jameson, A.: Understanding and Dealing With Usability Side Effects of Intelligent Processing.
Spaulding, A.; and Weber, J.: Usability Engineering Methods for Interactive Intelligent Systems.

Historical Overview

Grudin, J.: AI and HCI: Two Fields Divided by a Common Focus.

Case Studies

Bunt, A.; Conati, C.; and McGrenere, J.: Mixed-Initiative Interface Personalization as a Case Study in Usable AI.
Lau, T.: Why Programming-by-Demonstration Systems Fail: Lessons Learned for Usable AI.
Findlater, L.; and Gajos, K.: Design Space and Evaluation Challenges of Adaptive Graphical User Interfaces.
Faulring, A.; Mohnkern, K.; Steinfeld, A.; and Myers, B.: The Design and Evaluation of User Interfaces for the RADAR Learning Personal Assistant.
Kristensson, P.: Five Challenges for Intelligent Text Entry Methods.
Petrelli, D.; Dadzie, A.; and Lanfranchi, V.: Mediating Between AI and Highly Specialized Users.
Weber, J.; and Yorke-Smith, N.: Designing for Usability of an Adaptive Time Management Assistant.

Full Text of the Introduction

BibTeX entry:

@article{JamesonSY09,
  year = {2009},
  author = {{Jameson}, Anthony and {Spaulding}, Aaron and {Yorke-Smith}, Neil},
  title = {Introduction to the Special Issue on ``{U}sable {AI}'},
  journal = {AI Magazine},
  volume = {30},
  number = {4}}