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How can adaptive Human-AI systems be designed to understand individual users and provide personalized assistance while maintaining human control and trust?

Research questions · August 22, 2026

An open question following Arbour et al. (2026): how personalization and user understanding can coexist with human control and trust.

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  • How can adaptive Human-AI systems be designed to understand individual users and provide personalized assistance while maintaining human control and trust?

    An open question following Arbour et al. (2026): how personalization and user understanding can coexist with human control and trust.

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