Trust Dynamics in Heterogeneous Human-Agent Teams: Applying Multilevel and Unobtrusive Perspectives
Abstract
This effort is a 3-year, multidisciplinary, collaborative effort proposed by Florida Tech’s Advancing Technology-interaction and Learning in Aviation Systems (ATLAS) Lab and Institute for Culture, Collaboration, and Management (ICCM) to develop and begin to validate a Multilevel, Dynamic Framework of Trust Dynamics in Human-Agent Teams (HATs) and associated unobtrusive measures of HAT trust. The first year of the effort will focus on conceptualizing a theoretical Multilevel, Dynamic Framework of Trust Dynamics in Human-Agent Teams. Building on the extensive expertise of the current team in both the HAT and Human-Human Team literature, we will review recent progress in order to inform development of a theoretical model that will be validated in later experimentation. Years 2 and 3 will include conducting a series of experiments designed to validate aspects of the model such as the influence of different types of trust violations and repair strategies in teams, and how various compilational patterns of these events across teammates impacts trust. We will utilize two experimental testbeds, including the Multi-UAV Simulator for Teaming Research and Evaluation of Autonomous Missions (STREAM), a testbed for multi-UAV operations developed in collaboration with the Air Force Research Lab’s Gaming Research Integration for Learning Laboratory that simulates multiple autonomous UAVs with decision making capabilities in ISR missions. We will also utilize ARMA 3, a commercial-offthe- shelf military combat simulator that includes virtual, autonomous agents which act as nonplayer controlled soldiers. It is anticipated that this effort will result in empirically validated (a) model of HAT Trust Dynamics and (b) unobtrusive and objective means of HAT trust. The outcomes will help inform the design, implementation and training of HAT agents and human teammates resulting in improved team dynamics, and increased team performance and mission effectiveness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 21, 2022
- Source ID
- FA95502110294XX0
Entities
People
- Meredith Carroll
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Florida Institute of Technology
- United States Air Force