Social Science and Social AI: Developing Artificial Social Intelligence to Support Teams

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  • Stephen M. Fiore Fiore University of Central Florida

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https://doi.org/10.32473/flairs.38.1.139096

Abstract

This essay summarizes a set of findings on the development of artificial social intelligence (ASI) collaborating with human teams. Based upon studies of collaboration processes and AI coaching, I discuss empirical findings showing when ASI helps and hinders teamwork. I conclude with a set of recommendations to further our understanding of AI capable of working with humans in complex collaborative environments.

Author Biography

Stephen M. Fiore Fiore, University of Central Florida

Dr. Stephen M. Fiore is Director, Cognitive Sciences Laboratory, and Pegasus Professor with the University of Central Florida’s Cognitive Sciences Program in the Department of Philosophy and Institute for Simulation and Training. He maintains a multidisciplinary research interest that incorporates aspects of the cognitive, social, organizational, and computational sciences in the investigation of learning and performance in individuals and teams. His primary area of research is the interdisciplinary study of complex collaborative cognition and the understanding of how humans interact socially and with technology. Most recently, this includes examining aspects of human-AI teaming and how team and task factors relate to process and performance differences. In 2018, Dr. Fiore was nominated to DARPA's Information Sciences and Technology (ISAT) Study Group to help the DoD examine future areas of technological development potentially influencing national security. He has been a visiting scholar for the study of shared and extended cognition at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon in Lyon, France (2010) and an invited visitor to the internationally renowned interdisciplinary Santa Fe Institute (2013). He was also selected to be a member of the expert panel for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) which focused on collaborative problem-solving skills. He has edited scientific volumes on cognition and collaboration and co-authored over 250 scholarly publications in the area of learning, memory, and problem solving in individuals and groups. 

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14-05-2025

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Fiore, S. M. F. (2025). Social Science and Social AI: Developing Artificial Social Intelligence to Support Teams. The International FLAIRS Conference Proceedings, 38(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/flairs.38.1.139096

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Vol. 38 (2025): Proceedings of FLAIRS-38

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Invited Talk Papers/Abstracts

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