11 avril 2019 - Séminaire ISC-DIC avec William J. Clancey
Channel: Institut des sciences cognitives - UQAM
Date: 2019-06-04

Language Robotically mediated exploration undersea and on Mars: Work system design lessons for Explainable AI

Speaker : 
William J. Clancey, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition

Using robotic systems operated from NOAA’s ship, the Okeanos Explorer, oceanographers are now able to explore the depths of Earth’s oceans, without leaving their homes. Unlike missions on Mars, undersea robots can be tele-operated, communicating without noticeable delay, and an international remote science team participates as the daily investigation unfolds. I conducted an ethnographic study during the American Samoa Expedition, focusing on how the two onboard scientists communicated with the remote scientists and the engineering team controlling the robots. What does their interaction reveal about explanation requirements for autonomous surveys of Mars or undersea on Europa? What kinds of explanations will unsupervised robots require from the scientists to conduct their journeys?  How do these future needs relate to research on “explainable AI” today?