arXiv:2608. 12104v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The increasing deployment of autonomous, agentic AI systems challenges traditional accountability mechanisms.
By Long Hoang Nguyen, Eva Sp\"athe, Sebastian Lins, Ali Sunyaev
The report examines how software architects view the growing use of AI development agents in their field. A focus group of 22 industry and academic participants discussed current practices, trust, validation, governance, and educational implications, concluding that decision‑making, accountability, and guardrail authoring remain human responsibilities. They introduced the concept of harness engineering—building systems that govern AI‑assisted creation—and identified criticality and cognitive debt as key factors for calibrating human oversight.
By Uwe van Heesch, Olaf Zimmermann, Christian Kohls
arXiv:2609.37109v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: The rapid, unpredictable advancements in AI system capabilities has seen regulators take adaptive and experimental approaches to policymaking. Establ...
By Idoia Landa-Oregi, Tom Deckenbrunnen, Alessio Buscemi, Daniele Pagani, German Castignani
The paper demonstrates that humans and AI systems achieve better performance when collaborating rather than working alone. It investigates how two design dimensions—autonomy and initiative—shape collaboration patterns, using a paradox perspective to uncover internal tensions and map underlying paradoxes. From this analysis, the authors derive four distinct human‑AI collaboration patterns: Instruction, Delegation, Assistance, and Co‑creation.
By Michael Weiss
arXiv:2607. 21547v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rapid progress of AI has intensified the long-standing pursuit of automation: replacing human participation with algorithms wherever possible.
By Fares Fourati, Hinrich Sch\"utze, Eyke H\"ullermeier, Iryna Gurevych
AI agents are increasingly autonomous, posing significant risks that current designs hinder effective human oversight. The paper argues that oversight is degraded by both design choices and the cognitive decline of users who rely heavily on automation. It calls for prioritizing human cognitive needs in AI agent development, proposing design affordances and protocols to maintain critical judgment and counter skill atrophy.
By Margaret Mitchell, Avijit Ghosh, Samir Passi