Responsibility of Action and Situated Cognition in Artefact—User Relationship

Juan Carlos Mendoza-Collazos

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_32

Responsibility of Action and Situated Cognition in Artefact—User Relationship

Juan Carlos Mendoza-Collazos

Cognitive Semiotics

National University of Colombia

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Abstract

I discuss the dilution of responsibility of action and the idea of a symmetrical relationship between artefacts and humans. In doing so, I argue that meaning making is an activity unilaterally performed by agents, leading to an asymmetrical relationship between agents and artefacts. Therefore, the study of the one who is responsible for the action, the meaning-maker (with the capability to act) is crucial for a theory of action responsibility. The latter should not be transferred to derived agents, an abstract brand or impersonal technologies. The study of the origin of actions is crucial for a better understanding of situated cognition in relation to responsibility. Therefore, the role of artefacts in human actions has to be reconsidered, since artefacts acquire functions by means of designing and they do not act for themselves. These issues have consequences for our understanding of situated cognition and for the current debate on responsibility of AI technologies, as well as for work analysis and design.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)
Subtitle of host publication	Volume 1: Systems and Macroergonomics
Editors	Nancy L. Black, W. Patrick Neumann, Ian Noy
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages	211-216
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-74602-5
ISBN (Print)	9783030746018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_32
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 2021 Jun 13 → 2021 Jun 18

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	219
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	2021/06/13 → 2021/06/18

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Free keywords

Agency
Artefact—user relationship
Cognitive semiotics
Situated cognition

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10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_32

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Mendoza-Collazos, J. C. (2021). Responsibility of Action and Situated Cognition in Artefact—User Relationship. In N. L. Black, W. P. Neumann, & I. Noy (Eds.), Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021): Volume 1: Systems and Macroergonomics (pp. 211-216). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 219). Springer Science and Business Media B.V.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_32

Mendoza-Collazos, Juan Carlos. / Responsibility of Action and Situated Cognition in Artefact—User Relationship. Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021): Volume 1: Systems and Macroergonomics. editor / Nancy L. Black ; W. Patrick Neumann ; Ian Noy. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2021. pp. 211-216 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Mendoza-Collazos, JC 2021, Responsibility of Action and Situated Cognition in Artefact—User Relationship. in NL Black, WP Neumann & I Noy (eds), Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021): Volume 1: Systems and Macroergonomics. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 219, Springer Science and Business Media B.V., pp. 211-216, 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, IEA 2021, Virtual, Online, 2021/06/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_32

Responsibility of Action and Situated Cognition in Artefact—User Relationship. / Mendoza-Collazos, Juan Carlos.
Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021): Volume 1: Systems and Macroergonomics. ed. / Nancy L. Black; W. Patrick Neumann; Ian Noy. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2021. p. 211-216 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 219).

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Mendoza-Collazos JC. Responsibility of Action and Situated Cognition in Artefact—User Relationship. In Black NL, Neumann WP, Noy I, editors, Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021): Volume 1: Systems and Macroergonomics. Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 2021. p. 211-216. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-74602-5_32

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