IRL models human risk decisions based on past outcomes.
problem Understanding human risk decisions under risk.
method Inverse Reinforcement Learning (IRL) with features reflecting state history.
result Human reward function explains risk-prone and risk-averse decisions.
Framework improves human decision-making by learning representations.
problem Improving human decision-making performance conflated with machine accuracy.
method Mind Composed with Machine framework, incorporating human decision-making model into representation learning.
result Empirically demonstrated successful application to various tasks and representational forms.
Conformal prediction sets improve human decision making by quantifying model uncertainty.
problem Humans signal uncertainty and offer alternatives when unsure, but machine learning models often lack this feature.
method Conducted a randomized controlled trial with human subjects given conformal prediction sets.
result Human accuracy improves when given conformal prediction sets compared to fixed-size prediction sets.
Human irrationality can improve AI design, study shows.
problem Improving AI by learning from human decision-making biases.
method Developed a novel POMDP model to simulate human decision-making in contextual choice tasks.
result Reinforcement learners can exploit human irrationalities to make better decisions.
IDT learns human preferences from uncertain decisions, even when humans are suboptimal.
problem Learning human preferences from uncertain and suboptimal decisions.
method Inverse decision theory (IDT) framework, statistical analysis of IDT, characterizing sample complexity.
result Learning preferences is easier when decisions are more uncertain, even if humans are suboptimal.
Framework adds human knowledge to AI decisions to improve outcomes.
problem Conflict between AI recommendations and human insights.
method Develops a framework for integrating human knowledge as a guardrail for AI decisions.
result Human knowledge can improve AI decisions, especially in specific pitfalls.
New cognitive model priors improve human decision prediction.
problem Predicting human decisions with high precision remains challenging.
method Pretrained neural networks on synthetic data generated by cognitive models, fine-tuning on real human data.
result Fine-tuned neural networks achieve unprecedented state-of-the-art improvements on benchmark datasets.
With an eye towards human-centered automation, we contribute to the development of a systematic means to infer features of human decision-making from behavioral data. Motivated by the common use of softmax selection in models of human decision-making, we study the maximum likelihood parameter estimation problem for sof…
A rational model explains why humans overestimate extreme events in decisions.
problem Human tendency to overestimate extreme outcomes in decisions.
method Formal metacognitive model based on resource availability.
result Empirical evidence confirms the model's predictions.
This work advances collaborative decision making by combining human and AI strengths in uncertainty quantification.
problem Current AI lacks robust decision-making capabilities under uncertainty, especially in high-stakes contexts.
method Introduces Human AI Collaborative Uncertainty Quantification (HACUQ) framework, formalizing AI-human collaboration and developing calibration algorithms.
result Optimal collaborative prediction sets follow a two-threshold structure, and online adaptation algorithms can adapt to evolving human behavior.
Conformal prediction helps quantify uncertainty but its use by humans is unclear.
problem Uncertainty quantification in predictions for human decision making.
method Decision theoretic framework for evaluating predictive uncertainty.
result Conformal prediction sets and human decision making goals are in tension.
Explainable AI improves human decision accuracy but does not enhance it significantly.
problem Improving human decision-making through explainable AI.
method Comparing human decision accuracy with and without AI predictions, including or excluding explanations.
result Providing AI predictions improves human decision accuracy, but explanations do not significantly enhance it.
A two-stream reinforcement learning model improves decision-making across human and neuropsychiatric studies.
problem Improving reinforcement learning models to better simulate human decision-making and neuropsychiatric conditions.
method Proposes a two-stream reinforcement learning model that processes positive and negative rewards and incorporates reward-processing biases.
result The two-stream model outperforms standard Q-learning and SARSA methods on various tasks and datasets.
A model for human-machine decision-making with private info and opacity.
problem Optimizing decisions in a human-machine system with private info and opacity.
method Formulated as a two-player learning problem, proved lower and upper bounds on optimality.
result Simple coordination strategy is nearly minimax optimal, efficient learning possible under certain assumptions.
Three ways synchronization in financial markets can cause contagion, using models of decision-making and oscillators.
problem Contagion in financial markets caused by synchronization of decision-making.
method Agent-based modeling, integrate-and-fire oscillators, and communication models.
result Synchronization in financial markets can lead to turbulent periods and contagion.
Study shows humans make decisions under time constraints, matching a theoretical model.
problem Limited time impacts decision-making.
method Experimental testing of a bounded rationality model based on statistical mechanics and information theory.
result The model well accounts for human performance under different time limitations.
Machine learning algorithms can inherit human biases, requiring fairness audits.
problem Machine learning algorithms can inherit or perpetuate human biases in decision making.
method Fairness constraints must be specific to the domain and include transparency for audits.
result Fairness in algorithms is complex and context-dependent.
Large-scale eye-tracking dataset for Atari games.
problem Improving AI decision-making through human eye-tracking data.
method Recorded 117 hours of gameplay with eye movements from 20 Atari games.
result Human gameplay decisions and scores comparable to human records.
The paper tackles AI advice giving by considering adherence levels and defer options.
problem Inadequate consideration of human adherence to AI recommendations.
method Sequential decision-making model that considers adherence levels and incorporates a defer option.
result Specialized learning algorithms provide better convergence and empirical performance.
The study explains how humans make sub-optimal decisions using learned approximations.
problem Human decision-making often deviates from optimal strategies.
method Combining meta-learning models with resource-bounded objectives.
result Empirical evidence shows patterns in human decision-making that align with the model.
Optimal allocation of human effort to correct AI assessments in decision-making.
problem How to allocate costly human effort to correct noisy or biased AI-generated assessments.
method Decision-theoretic framework treating AI assessments as signals and human judgments as costly information. Developed estimation procedures under nonparametric and linear models.
result Our approach substantially outperforms LLM-only predictions and achieves performance comparable to full human review while using only 20-30% of the human information.
New AI assistant for power grid operators simplifies complex decision-making.
problem Complexity and uncertainty in power grid operations.
method Unified human-machine interface and AI integration.
result Development of a new assistant framework for power grid operators.
FinHEAR combines LLMs with human expertise for better financial decision-making.
problem Challenges in financial decision-making for language models.
method Multi-agent framework with specialized LLMs for historical analysis, event interpretation, and expert retrieval.
result FinHEAR outperforms baselines in financial tasks with higher accuracy and risk-adjusted returns.
New research shows machine-assisted decisions can still be unfair even when the algorithm is fair.
problem Ensuring fairness in decisions made with machine-assisted human input.
method Formal model and lab experiment to analyze how machine predictions affect human decisions.
result Excluding information about protected groups from machine predictions can increase disparities.
Unified framework for human-like decision making in various sequential tasks.
problem Real-life decision-making involves diverse strategies leading to similar outcomes.
method Two-stream reward processing mechanism for flexible and unified models.
result Framework unified MAB, CB, and RL with comparable performance.
Interpole learns transparent decision-making policies from data.
problem Understanding human decision-making in opaque environments.
method Interpole combines belief-update and belief-action mapping estimation.
result Interpole provides interpretable models of decision-making behavior.
A new theory explains financial markets using gambling and human decision-making.
problem No theory satisfies both practitioners and theorists for explaining market anomalies and exceptional returns.
method Combines gambling theory, human decision-making, and strategic problem-solving.
result Proposes a new theory (S SAFM) to explain financial market behavior.
AI system narrows human decision options for better outcomes.
problem Improving human decision-making in sequential tasks.
method Developed a decision support system using a pre-trained AI agent to limit human action choices.
result Participants outperformed AI and solo play in a wildfire mitigation game.
Designs algorithms to assist humans without affecting their decisions.
problem Algorithms often fail to improve human decisions.
method Formalizes algorithm design using potential outcomes framework and monotonicity assumption.
result Derives minimax optimal recommendation algorithms for limited data.
Survey on making machine learning models more understandable.
problem Making predictions from machine learning models transparent and understandable for humans.
method Conducts a survey on explainable supervised machine learning approaches.
result Classifies explainable SML approaches and discusses future directions.
Study finds users mostly use recent market and decision information to guess market direction.
problem Limited ability to model and predict human decision-making in stock markets.
method Used networks inference with stochastic block models (SBM) to find most predictive model of unobserved decisions.
result Users mostly use recent information to guess market direction, and their decision-making strategies are analogous to behaviors in other contexts.
Quantum mechanics models human perception and decision-making, offering a new approach to understanding social dynamics.
problem Understanding the complex interactions between individuals and groups in social networks.
method Developed a simple computational code based on quantum mechanics principles to model human perception and decision-making.
result Quantum-inspired models can help explain differences in individual and group behavior.
Introduces principal fairness for fair decision-making.
problem Discrimination among similarly affected individuals.
method Uses principal stratification from causal inference.
result Explicitly accounts for decision impacts, not just protected attributes.
Proposes a new machine learning problem for automated temporal decision-making.
problem Automating human involvement in temporal decision-making processes.
method Develops a deep Bayesian neural network, ForeClassNet, with Boltzmann convolutions.
result Achieves superior performance in real-world Foreclassing datasets.
Framework uses human judgment to distinguish algorithmically indistinguishable cases.
problem Clarifying human-AI collaboration in prediction and decision tasks.
method Integrates human judgment to distinguish algorithmically indistinguishable cases.
result Improves performance of any feasible algorithmic predictor.
The paper improves decision accuracy and fairness by optimizing expert assignments.
problem Improving the accuracy and fairness of human decision making.
method Sequential decision making and weighted bipartite matchings with approximation guarantees.
result The algorithms can significantly improve both accuracy and fairness of decisions.
Bayesian principles improve agentic AI decision-making.
problem Decision-making under uncertainty in agentic AI systems.
method Bayesian decision theory applied to the orchestration layer of agentic AI.
result Bayesian principles enhance agentic AI's ability to make decisions under uncertainty.
Framework enhances AI explainability by aligning with human cognitive models.
problem Lack of explainability in AI models hinders trust and accountability.
method Integrates explainability techniques with Malle's five category model of behavior explanation.
result Demonstrates practical relevance in credit risk assessment and regulatory analysis.
In this paper the theory of semi-bounded rationality is proposed as an extension of the theory of bounded rationality. In particular, it is proposed that a decision making process involves two components and these are the correlation machine, which estimates missing values, and the causal machine, which relates the cau…
We present a formal model of human decision-making in explore-exploit tasks using the context of multi-armed bandit problems, where the decision-maker must choose among multiple options with uncertain rewards. We address the standard multi-armed bandit problem, the multi-armed bandit problem with transition costs, and …
Human+Machine models show no advantage in recidivism prediction.
problem Improving fairness in recidivism risk assessments.
method Constructed Human Risk Score and hybrid Human+Machine models.
result Human and COMPAS decision making differed but not in ways that improved prediction.
Proposes HEX for human-in-the-loop explainability in ML models.
problem Ensuring accountability and reliability in ML models used for high-stakes decisions.
method Human-in-the-loop deep reinforcement learning approach to MLX.
result Synthesizes decision-specific policies from any classification model.
AutoML enhances credit decisions with XAI for better transparency.
problem Transparency in AI-driven financial decisions.
method Combining AutoML and XAI (SHAP) for credit scoring.
result Improved efficiency and accuracy in credit decisions with enhanced transparency.
The paper reviews visual analytics for making deep learning models more interpretable.
problem Lack of explanation and control over deep learning models in critical applications.
method Review of visual analytics, information visualization, and machine learning perspectives.
result Discussion of challenges and future research directions in making deep learning models more interpretable.
Hybrid framework improves machine learning interpretability for decision making.
problem Trade-off between model performance and interpretability in machine learning.
method Neural Network-based Multiple Criteria Decision Aiding (NN-MCDA) combining additive value model and MLP.
result Enhanced interpretability of machine learning models with good performance.
Quantum mechanics models economic decisions under uncertainty.
problem Uncertainty in human decision-making, especially in risky situations.
method Applied quantum mechanics to model human decision-making.
result Quantum probability provides a better fit for experimental data.
Paper proposes a new RLHF framework for human preference learning.
problem Handling dependent online human preference outcomes with dynamic contexts.
method Two-stage algorithm with ε-greedy followed by exploitation; anti-concentration inequalities and matrix martingale concentration techniques. result Our method achieves optimal regret bound and asymptotic normality of estimators.
Framework for responsible LLM deployment with human involvement and decentralized technologies.
problem Challenges in deploying LLMs for high-stakes decisions, including data security and accountability.
method Interactive human involvement through multiple iterations, decentralized technologies, and automated auditing.
result Enhanced security and accountability in LLM deployment for financial decisions.