CAREER: Disengaging attention from distractions — NSF Award to William Marsh Rice University (TX, $659,257)
Human attention is limited and when distractions occur, they frequently result in accidents and other adverse events. Recent advances in Human-AI teaming aim to overcome limitations of human attention by combining the strengths of humans and AI to synergistically work together to accomplish shared objectives. For human
| Award title | CAREER: Disengaging attention from distractions |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2542996 |
| Awardee | William Marsh Rice University |
| City | HOUSTON |
| State | TX |
| Amount obligated | $659,257 |
| Principal investigator | Kirsten Adam |
| Program | Perception, Action & Cognition |
| Start date | 01/01/2026 |
| Abstract | Human attention is limited and when distractions occur, they frequently result in accidents and other adverse events. Recent advances in Human-AI teaming aim to overcome limitations of human attention by combining the strengths of humans and AI to synergistically work together to accomplish shared objectives. For human-AI teaming to be truly successful in everyday life, more knowledge is needed about how humans shift attention between competing sources of information. For example, when driving, |
| Source | NSF Awards |
$799/mo
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