Neo-Symbiosis: The Next Stage in the Evolution of Human Information Interaction
Abstract--The purpose of this paper is to re-address the vision of human-computer symbiosis as originally expressed by J.C.R. Licklider nearly a half-century ago. We describe this vision, place it in some historical context relating to the evolution of human factors research, and we observe that the field is now in the process of re-invigorating Licklider’s vision. We briefly assess the state of the technology within the context of contemporary theory and practice, and we describe what we regard as this emerging field of neo-symbiosis. We offer some initial thoughts on requirements to define functionality of neo-symbiotic systems and discuss research challenges associated with their development and evaluation.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 907935
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-47192; TRN: US200721%%468
- Journal Information:
- International Journal of Cognitive Informatics and Natural Intelligence, 1(1):39-52, Vol. 1, Issue 1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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