Misha Montoya Sra
Assistant Professor, UCSB Computer Science Affiliated Faculty with the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Center for Responsible Machine Learning, Mind & Machine Inteligence, the Media, Art & Tech program and the Cognitive Science Program at UCSB. Director of the Human-AI Integration Lab Email: sra@ucsb.eduAugmenting Physical Abilities
As AI decouples intelligence from consciousness, as XR technologies transform perception, and as matter becomes machine manipulable, three key questions about the future arise: 1) what will newer AI-infused interfaces look like where digital bits occupy space and algorithms have faces, 2) what can we learn about human behavior through human-AI interaction and how can AI models learn from human behavior, and 3) how will a shift from data-centered to human-centered AI systems augment our capabilities and enrich our lives?
To answer these questions, our current work focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), eXtended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). In particular, we investigate the design, engineering and study of interfaces (software and hardware), interactions, tools and systems for augmenting our physical capabilities. We are interested in skill acquisition and skill recovery such as fitness training and rehab therapy, physical task guidance such as equipment repair or cooking, and creative collaboration for music and dance.
We are inspired by the writings of Douglas Englebart and JCR Licklider. In both Augmenting Human Intellect and Man-Computer Symbiosis we see a vision of a world where human capabilities are greatly enhanced through close interaction with machines, which we call Human-AI Integration.
