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There are two contrasting but equally disturbing images of artificial intelligence.

What both visions have in common is the absence of human control.

Why we need human-centered AI

Much of the narrative surrounding AI is based on the belief that automation and human control are mutually exclusive.

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HCAI is founded on three key ideas.

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First, designers of AI systems should aim to increase automation in a way that amplifies human performance.

And third, they should understand and avoid the dangers of excessive human or computer control.

For example, previously, the graphical user interfaces of applications left very little room for user error.

Human Centered AI

Not every app is affected in the same way by these failures.

For example, a wrong product or content recommendation might have a minor impact.

Recent years have seen some practical developments for addressing the challenges of integrating machine learning into real-world applications.

AI Robot

Telebotsacknowledge that computers are not people and people are not computers.

Telebots are designed to embrace these differences and create synergies that amplify the strengths of both.

We can see this kind of design in surgical robots, financial market software, and teleoperated robots.

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Thecontrol centermetaphor suggests that trustworthy autonomy requires human supervision.

For many applications control centers may provide more opportunities for human oversight.

Consider ATM machines, which do not look like bank tellers but are very efficient in solving user problems.

The company has poured much energy and resources into overcoming the challenges ofhumanoid robots.

Beyond that we want to increase self-efficacy, bring joy, spread compassion, and respect human dignity.

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