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System-Wide Trust (SWT) Versus Component-Specific Trust (CST) in Multi-Agent Human-Agent Teams: Individual

Hyesun Chung1, X Jessie Yang1

  • 1Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

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Trust in human-agent teams (HATs) depends on individual differences in how people evaluate teammates. People exhibit distinct trust bias patterns—assimilation, no bias, or contrast—influencing communication and performance.

Keywords:
assimilationcomponent-specific trustcontrasthuman–AI teamhuman–agent teamhuman–autonomy interactionmulti-agentsocial judgment theorysystem-wide trustteamworktrust bias

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Published on: October 20, 2022

Area of Science:

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Cognitive Science
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

Background:

  • Existing research on trust in multi-agent systems presents two main theories: system-wide trust (SWT) and component-specific trust (CST).
  • SWT suggests trust in one agent influences trust in others within a system.
  • CST posits that trust is evaluated independently for each component, but individual differences in these patterns are understudied.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate individual variability in trust evaluation patterns within human-agent teams (HATs).
  • To examine how different trust bias patterns influence communication strategies and team performance.

Main Methods:

  • A lab study involving 30 two-human-two-agent teams performing collaborative block-moving tasks.
  • Teams completed trials under varying agent reliability conditions (perfect, mixed, imperfect).
  • Participant trust ratings, communication logs, and task completion times were recorded and analyzed for individual trust bias patterns.

Main Results:

  • Three distinct trust bias patterns were identified: assimilation, no bias, and contrast.
  • These patterns were associated with different communication strategies and reliance behaviors.
  • The identified trust patterns significantly influenced overall team performance.

Conclusions:

  • Trust in multi-agent HATs is not solely explained by SWT or CST.
  • Individual differences in how people comparatively evaluate autonomous agents are crucial.
  • Findings support the development of personalized trust bias mitigation strategies.