Confounding-Robust Policy Improvement with Human-AI Teams

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Main Authors: Gao, Ruijiang, Yin, Mingzhang
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author Gao, Ruijiang
Yin, Mingzhang
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Yin, Mingzhang
contents Human-AI collaboration has the potential to transform various domains by leveraging the complementary strengths of human experts and Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. However, unobserved confounding can undermine the effectiveness of this collaboration, leading to biased and unreliable outcomes. In this paper, we propose a novel solution to address unobserved confounding in human-AI collaboration by employing sensitivity analysis from causal inference. Our approach combines domain expertise with AI-driven statistical modeling to account for potentially hidden confounders. We present a deferral collaboration framework for incorporating the sensitivity model into offline policy learning, enabling the system to control for the influence of unobserved confounding factors. In addition, we propose a personalized deferral collaboration system to leverage the diverse expertise of different human decision-makers. By adjusting for potential biases, our proposed solution enhances the robustness and reliability of collaborative outcomes. The empirical and theoretical analyses demonstrate the efficacy of our approach in mitigating unobserved confounding and improving the overall performance of human-AI collaborations.
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spellingShingle Confounding-Robust Policy Improvement with Human-AI Teams
Gao, Ruijiang
Yin, Mingzhang
Human-Computer Interaction
Machine Learning
Human-AI collaboration has the potential to transform various domains by leveraging the complementary strengths of human experts and Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems. However, unobserved confounding can undermine the effectiveness of this collaboration, leading to biased and unreliable outcomes. In this paper, we propose a novel solution to address unobserved confounding in human-AI collaboration by employing sensitivity analysis from causal inference. Our approach combines domain expertise with AI-driven statistical modeling to account for potentially hidden confounders. We present a deferral collaboration framework for incorporating the sensitivity model into offline policy learning, enabling the system to control for the influence of unobserved confounding factors. In addition, we propose a personalized deferral collaboration system to leverage the diverse expertise of different human decision-makers. By adjusting for potential biases, our proposed solution enhances the robustness and reliability of collaborative outcomes. The empirical and theoretical analyses demonstrate the efficacy of our approach in mitigating unobserved confounding and improving the overall performance of human-AI collaborations.
title Confounding-Robust Policy Improvement with Human-AI Teams
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.08824