ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
David McNeish, Principal Consultant
David McNeish, Principal Human Factors Consultant at User Centric Design:
“Elegant AI technical solutions can only get you so far. Understanding how they impact and interact with people is the difference between success and failure.”
Staggering progress has made in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), promising benefits across many industries. However, implementing real-world AI solutions can be challenging. Understanding and optimising the impact of AI on people is essential for enabling safe and effective AI.
User Centric Design consultants have extensive experience of human-centred approaches to AI development and use across multiple industries. Our knowledge spans a wide range of applications spanning decision-support systems to uncrewed platforms.
Examples of challenges we can help with:
Understanding Human-Centred AI in defence, including relevant policies and standards (e.g. JSP 936 and Defence Standard 00-251).
Human Factors assessment of AI and autonomous systems.
Ethical risk and impact assessment of AI-enabled systems.
Navigating the current landscape of standards relevant to Human-Centred AI.
Human control of AI and autonomous systems.
Human-Centred Design of human-AI interaction, including Explainable AI.
Addressing the human component of AI safety and AI assurance.
Optimising Human-Autonomy Teaming / Human-Machine Teaming..