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Human–Machine Interaction (HMI)

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Designing collaboration between humans and systems.


Human–Machine Interaction (HMI) covers user-centered design of interfaces to (AI) systems.

  • Goals: Efficiency, safety, trust, traceability.
  • Design principles: Clear feedback, explanations (why a result?), controllable automation levels, accessibility.
  • Examples: Explainable recommendations in dashboards, suggestions with justifications, easily reversible actions.
  • Risks: Automation bias (blind trust), overload from too many options, dark patterns.