Putting a human in the loop: Increasing uptake, but decreasing accuracy of automated decision-making

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 2; p. e0298037
• Main Authors: Sele, Daniela, Chugunova, Marina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 09.02.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Analysis; Decision-making; Evaluation; Forecasts and trends; Laws, regulations and rules; Technology and civilization; Switzerland

Automated decision-making gains traction, prompting discussions on regulation with calls for human oversight. Understanding how human involvement affects the acceptance of algorithmic recommendations and the accuracy of resulting decisions is vital. In an online experiment (N = 292), for a predictio...