Software Agents Can Help Time-Stressed Teams

Posted by timothy on Sunday July 31, 2005 @07:34AM from the or-set-skynet-in-motion dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Penn State researchers have developed software agents which can help human teams to react more accurately and quickly in time-stressed situations than human teams acting alone. According to this news release, the software was tested in a military command-and-control simulation. "When time pressures were normal, the human teams functioned well, sharing information and making correct decisions about the potential threat." But when the pressure increased, the human teams made errors who would have cost lives in real situations. The decisions taken by agent-supported human teams were much better. Now, it remains to be seen if this software can be used in other stressful situations, such as for emergency management operations. Read more for other details, references and illustrations about this project."

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Re:I look at it this way... by Jaime2 · 2005-07-31 09:16 · Score: 4, Interesting

Simplistics attitudes like this get in the way of real decision making.

What if by allocating resources to this project, the project to build a resource allocation system for medical personnel is scrapped?

Anyone who says "If it saves only one life..." has turned off their brain. How about this... We take your house and turn it into a homeless shelter (you included). It will save several lives. If we do it to 100 people in 50 cities in colder climates, we can save hundreds of lives in one winter, for almost no money.