Research exploring how to support decision-making has often used machine learning to
automate or assist human decisions. We take an alternative approach for improving decision …

Although group chat discussions are prevalent in daily life, they have a number of
limitations. When discussing in a group chat, reaching a consensus often takes time …

We are interested in increasing the ability of groups to collaborate efficiently by leveraging
new advances in AI and Conversational Agent (CA) technology. Given the longstanding …

Online chat functions as a discussion channel for diverse social issues. However,
deliberative discussion and consensus-reaching can be difficult in online chats in part …

Chat programs and instant messaging services are increasingly popular among Internet
users. However, basic issues with the interfaces and data structures of most forms of chat …

This paper lays theoretical and software foundations for a World Wide Argument Web
(WWAW): a large-scale Web of inter-connected arguments posted by individuals to express …

Existing research on human-AI collaborative decision-making focuses mainly on the
interaction between AI and individual decision-makers. There is a limited understanding of …

Online discussion communities play an important role in the development of relationships
and the transfer of knowledge within and across organizations. Their underlying …

Humanity now finds itself faced with a range of highly complex and controversial challenges—
such as climate change, the spread of disease, international security, scientific …

The complexity of policy decision-making raises the need to elicit opinions from large and
heterogeneous groups of stakeholders with broad and diverse sets of expertise. Existing …