Step 2: Functions

Last modified by Mark Neerincx on 2023/02/20 12:21

Topic	Question	Answer
Overall objective	What is the overall objective of the human-AI system? How do human and AI collaborate and support each other (interdependence)?	The system oughts to facilitate the job of the caretaker and relieve some of the stress from the PwD's relatives. The AI provides information about the person's development and can send alarms in case of rapid decay in the person's mental status. The AI system tries to maintain the mental health level of the PwD as well as possible. Depending on the mental state of the PwD, the relatives provide different levels of information about the person's hobbies, interests and passions. Moreover, different past experiences are provided by the family. The caretaker has always the final decision in choosing the strategy the robot undertakes while interacting with the PwD.
Functions	What are the functions of the AI system (s)? What does it actually do? What are its inputs, and what are its outputs?	The AI system supports the PwD in continuing to follow their artistic passion. It does this by having the following functionalities: Trigger the person to have an artistic session, like admiring famous paintings, watching videos about art and trying to create their own drawings Support the person for each action by splitting it into smaller achievable steps Memorize and interpret different metrics for the person's mental ability, like response time, level of attention and average duration of concentration - one of the outputs that help the caretaker better understand the needs of the person Alert the caretaker in case of any fluctuation in the person's mood.
Interaction	How do you expect the human to interact with these AI functions? Does the human provide any input? (just a (high-level) description of interaction(s) is fine, e.g. “Actor A provides feedback in the form of tags”)	In this case, the robot receives as input the following: Information about the specific PwD, including their age, gender, and mental health status - this is the input that helps the robot become adaptable to the specific case Past experiences that might still be significant for the person - another important input that facilitates the adaptability of the robot The specific strategy in dealing with the person, depending on some predefined measurement. Afterwards, taking into account the following interactions, the robot adapts the strategy to become more suitable for the person's needs