DigitalCoach dataset and evaluations show state-of-the-art models give more direct instructions than humans but fewer explanations and suffer from poor visual grounding in computer-use coaching.
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Preregistered behavioral study identifies a speedup illusion where users overestimate time savings from AI assistance on cognitive tasks despite no actual difference in completion times.
AI alignment must move beyond assuming users have fully formed goals and instead provide active cognitive support to help form and refine intent over time.
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DigitalCoach: Communication and Grounding Gaps in Human and Agentic Computer Use Coaching
DigitalCoach dataset and evaluations show state-of-the-art models give more direct instructions than humans but fewer explanations and suffer from poor visual grounding in computer-use coaching.
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Cognitive offloading and the speedup illusion in human-AI interaction
Preregistered behavioral study identifies a speedup illusion where users overestimate time savings from AI assistance on cognitive tasks despite no actual difference in completion times.
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Alignment has a Fantasia Problem
AI alignment must move beyond assuming users have fully formed goals and instead provide active cognitive support to help form and refine intent over time.