26 April 2021

Collaboration between Machines and Humans Improve Accuracy

Pairing people with computers is getting easier. Accurate computer vision and image processing software programs are common in airports and other situations. Costs are dropping for consumer systems that read brain activity, and they provide reliable data. Working together can also help address concerns about the ethics and bias of algorithmic decisions, as well as legal questions about accountability.

In a scientific study, humans were less accurate than the AI but the brain-computer interfaces observed that the people were more confident about their choices than the AI was. Combining those factors offered a useful mix of accuracy and confidence, in which humans usually influenced the group decision more than the automated system did.

More information:

https://theconversation.com/humans-and-machines-can-improve-accuracy-when-they-work-together-112737