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Auteurs principaux: Ye, Runlong, Varona, Matthew, Huang, Oliver, Lee, Patrick Yung Kang, Liut, Michael, Nobre, Carolina
Format: Preprint
Publié: 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.16291
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author Ye, Runlong
Varona, Matthew
Huang, Oliver
Lee, Patrick Yung Kang
Liut, Michael
Nobre, Carolina
author_facet Ye, Runlong
Varona, Matthew
Huang, Oliver
Lee, Patrick Yung Kang
Liut, Michael
Nobre, Carolina
contents Generative AI (GenAI) tools are radically expanding the scope and capability of automation in knowledge work such as academic research. While promising for augmenting cognition and streamlining processes, AI-assisted research tools may also increase automation bias and hinder critical thinking. To examine recent developments, we surveyed publications from leading HCI venues over the past three years, closely analyzing thirteen tools to better understand the novel capabilities of these AI-assisted systems and the design spaces they enable: seven employing traditional AI or customized transformer-based approaches, and six integrating open-access large language models (LLMs). Our analysis characterizes the emerging design space, distinguishes between tools focused on workflow mimicry versus generative exploration, and yields four critical design recommendations to guide the development of future systems that foster meaningful cognitive engagement: providing user agency and control, differentiating divergent/convergent thinking support, ensuring adaptability, and prioritizing transparency/accuracy. This work discusses how these insights signal a shift from mere workflow replication towards generative co-creation, presenting new opportunities for the community to craft intuitive, AI-driven research interfaces and interactions.
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spellingShingle The Design Space of Recent AI-assisted Research Tools for Ideation, Sensemaking, and Scientific Creativity
Ye, Runlong
Varona, Matthew
Huang, Oliver
Lee, Patrick Yung Kang
Liut, Michael
Nobre, Carolina
Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
H.5.2
Generative AI (GenAI) tools are radically expanding the scope and capability of automation in knowledge work such as academic research. While promising for augmenting cognition and streamlining processes, AI-assisted research tools may also increase automation bias and hinder critical thinking. To examine recent developments, we surveyed publications from leading HCI venues over the past three years, closely analyzing thirteen tools to better understand the novel capabilities of these AI-assisted systems and the design spaces they enable: seven employing traditional AI or customized transformer-based approaches, and six integrating open-access large language models (LLMs). Our analysis characterizes the emerging design space, distinguishes between tools focused on workflow mimicry versus generative exploration, and yields four critical design recommendations to guide the development of future systems that foster meaningful cognitive engagement: providing user agency and control, differentiating divergent/convergent thinking support, ensuring adaptability, and prioritizing transparency/accuracy. This work discusses how these insights signal a shift from mere workflow replication towards generative co-creation, presenting new opportunities for the community to craft intuitive, AI-driven research interfaces and interactions.
title The Design Space of Recent AI-assisted Research Tools for Ideation, Sensemaking, and Scientific Creativity
topic Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence
H.5.2
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.16291