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  This dataset provides **synthetic interaction traces** for studying **mixed-initiative decision making** under uncertainty, with **attention-sensitive interruption costs** and **decision-theoretic thresholds** inspired by ideas in Eric Horvitz’s CHI’99 *LookOut* work.
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  **Source code:**
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- https://github.com/kartoun/Mixed-Initiative-Lookout-CHI99
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  **Developed by DBbun LLC — January 2026.**
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  Calibration metrics (AUROC, ECE), monotonicity checks, baseline policy comparisons, and diagnostics.
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  - **`mixed_initiative_traces.config.json`**
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- Full generator configuration including random seed, utilities, attention model parameters, and constraints.
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  Whether the suggested action was actually appropriate.
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  - **`p_true`** *(float, 0–1)*
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- Calibrated posterior probability of correctness.
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  - **`p_model`** *(float, 0–1)*
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  Agent’s reported belief after miscalibration.
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  ### Expected utilities
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- These fields store the **expected utility values computed at decision time**, before sampling the user response. They are the quantities used by the policy to choose an action.
 
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  - **`eu_no_action`** *(float)*
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  Expected utility of taking **no action**, balancing avoided interruption cost against delay or missed-opportunity cost.
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  - **`eu_action`** *(float)*
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- Expected utility of taking the **primary action immediately**, combining benefit, error penalty, and interruption cost.
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  - **`eu_dialog`** *(float)*
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  Expected utility of initiating **dialog or clarification**, trading lower risk for a chance to improve correctness.
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  - **`eu_scope`** *(float)*
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- Expected utility of taking a **scoped or partial action**, providing reduced risk with partial benefit.
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  ### Analytic decision thresholds
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- Each threshold represents the **minimum belief probability** at which one action dominates another in expected utility.
 
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- - **`p_star_noaction_action`**
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- - **`p_star_noaction_dialog`**
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- - **`p_star_dialog_action`**
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- - **`p_star_noaction_scope`**
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- - **`p_star_scope_action`**
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- - **`p_star_scope_dialog`**
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- All thresholds are analytic and derived directly from the utility model.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  This dataset provides **synthetic interaction traces** for studying **mixed-initiative decision making** under uncertainty, with **attention-sensitive interruption costs** and **decision-theoretic thresholds** inspired by ideas in Eric Horvitz’s CHI’99 *LookOut* work.
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  **Source code:**
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+ https://github.com/DBbun/Mixed-Initiative-Lookout-CHI99
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  **Developed by DBbun LLC — January 2026.**
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  Calibration metrics (AUROC, ECE), monotonicity checks, baseline policy comparisons, and diagnostics.
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  - **`mixed_initiative_traces.config.json`**
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+ Full generator configuration including random seed, utility matrices, attention model parameters, and constraints.
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  Whether the suggested action was actually appropriate.
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  - **`p_true`** *(float, 0–1)*
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+ Calibrated posterior probability of correctness derived from latent evidence.
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  - **`p_model`** *(float, 0–1)*
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  Agent’s reported belief after miscalibration.
 
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  ### Expected utilities
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+ These fields store the **expected utility values computed at decision time**, before sampling the user response.
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+ They are the quantities used by the policy to choose an action.
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  - **`eu_no_action`** *(float)*
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  Expected utility of taking **no action**, balancing avoided interruption cost against delay or missed-opportunity cost.
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  - **`eu_action`** *(float)*
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+ Expected utility of taking the **primary action immediately**, combining expected benefit, error penalty, and interruption cost.
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  - **`eu_dialog`** *(float)*
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  Expected utility of initiating **dialog or clarification**, trading lower risk for a chance to improve correctness.
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  - **`eu_scope`** *(float)*
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+ Expected utility of taking a **scoped or partial action**, providing reduced downside risk with partial benefit.
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  ### Analytic decision thresholds
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+ Each threshold represents the **minimum belief probability (`p_model`)** at which one action dominates another in **expected utility**.
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+ All thresholds are computed **analytically** from the utility model.
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+ - **`p_star_noaction_action`** *(float, 0–1)*
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+ Threshold above which **action** is preferable to **no action**.
 
 
 
 
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+ - **`p_star_noaction_dialog`** *(float, 0–1)*
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+ Threshold above which **dialog** is preferable to **no action**.
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+ - **`p_star_dialog_action`** *(float, 0–1)*
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+ Threshold above which **action** is preferable to **dialog**.
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+ - **`p_star_noaction_scope`** *(float, 0–1)*
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+ Threshold above which **scope** is preferable to **no action**.
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+ - **`p_star_scope_action`** *(float, 0–1)*
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+ Threshold above which **action** is preferable to **scope**.
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+ - **`p_star_scope_dialog`** *(float, 0–1)*
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+ Threshold above which **dialog** is preferable to **scope**.
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