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Assessing Human Judgment of Computationally Generated Swarming Behavior.

John Harvey¹, Kathryn Elizabeth Merrick¹, Hussein A Abbass¹

¹School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

|January 27, 2021

Summary

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This study investigates human perception of computer-generated swarm behavior. Findings reveal differences in decision times, suggesting varied cognitive processes underlie swarm identification.

Keywords:

flocking human perception perception of biological motion swarm intelligence swarming

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Area of Science:

Computer Science
Cognitive Science
Artificial Intelligence

Background:

Computer-based swarm systems, inspired by bird flocking, were introduced by Reynolds in 1987.
While flocking dynamics are quantifiable, human identification of swarming lacks systematic analysis.
Previous research focused on quantifying swarm behavior, not human perception.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically analyze human identification of computer-generated swarming behavior.
To explore factors influencing human judgment of simplified swarm models.
To propose future applications based on understanding human perception of swarming.

Main Methods:

Subjects assessed a simplified version of Reynolds' flocking model.
Analysis of decision times for swarming-related questions.
Utilized a tunable computational model for behavioral assessment.

Main Results:

Differences in decision times observed for various assessment tasks.
Indication that distinct brain mechanisms may be involved in different aspects of swarm assessment.
The simplified model proved effective for studying human judgment.

Conclusions:

Human perception of swarming involves complex cognitive processes.
Computational models can serve as valuable tools for studying human judgment of collective behavior.
Further research can refine models for understanding and replicating swarm intelligence.