arXiv AI By Michela Taufer, Kin Ng, Ian Lumsden, Aashish Pandey, Rajasi Gore, Angelina Ju, Sukanya Moudgalya, Ewa Deelman, Sai Swaminathan

Human--AI Interactions as First-Class Data: A Formal Interaction Model and Runtime for Explainable AI Collaboration

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The paper introduces the Human‑AI Interaction Description Language (HAIDL), a formal model that treats human‑AI interactions as durable data objects rather than fleeting prompt‑response exchanges. HAIDL captures detailed context—including computational environment, user requests, prompts, AI responses, feedback, provenance, and model metadata—using a Backus‑Naur Form‑inspired syntax. The authors implement HAIDL in HAIDL‑X, a JupyterLab middleware that records interactions, builds contextual prompts, interfaces with AI providers, and stores data for replay, analysis, and learning about user behavior.

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