What is Initiative?

  • Authors:
  • Robin Cohen;Coralee Allaby;Christian Cumbaa;Mark Fitzgerald;Kinson Ho;Bowen Hui;Celine Latulipe;Fletcher Lu;Nancy Moussa;David Pooley;Alex Qian;Saheem Siddiqi

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1;Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1;Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1;Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1;Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1;Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1;Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1;Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1;Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1;Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1;Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1;Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1

  • Venue:
  • User Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction
  • Year:
  • 1998

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Abstract

This paper presents some alternate theories forexplaining the term ’initiative‘, as it is used in thedesign of mixed-initiative AI systems. Although thereis now active research in the area of mixed initiativeinteractive systems, there appears to be no trueconsensus in the field as to what the term’initiative‘ actually means. In describing differentpossible approaches to the modeling of initiative, weaim to show the potential importance of eachparticular theory for the design of mixed initiativesystems. The paper concludes by summarizing some ofthe key points in common to the theories, and bycommenting on the inherent difficulties of theexercise, thereby elucidating the limitations whichare necessarily encountered in designing such theoriesas the basis for designing mixed-initiative systems.