arXiv:2604.07121cs.HCcs.AI2026-04被引 1

让人类与AI协作时,能动态管理对话上下文,避免信息干扰。

Mixed-Initiative Context: Structuring and Managing Context for Human-AI Collaboration

  • 将多轮对话上下文结构化为可操作对象,支持动态调整。
  • 用户可通过直接指令控制上下文,而非间接修改输入。
  • 适合需要精细上下文管理的协作场景,如复杂任务辅助。

在人机协作领域,多轮交互自然形成的上下文通常被扁平化为时间序列,作为固定整体用于后续推理,缺乏在协作流程中动态组织与管理的机制。然而,这些上下文在生命周期、结构层次和相关性上存在显著差异。例如,临时或被放弃的交流内容以及并行话题线程会残留在有限的上下文窗口中,造成干扰甚至冲突。同时,用户主要通过修改输入(如修正、引用或忽略)间接影响上下文,其控制既不明确也不可验证。为此,我们提出混合主动性上下文(Mixed-Initiative Context),将多轮交互形成的上下文重新构想为一种显式、结构化且可操作的交互对象。在此概念下,上下文的结构、范围与内容可根据任务需求动态组织与调整,实现人类与AI对上下文构建与调控的主动参与。为探索该概念,我们实现了名为Contextify的探测系统,并开展用户研究,考察用户在上下文管理中的行为、对AI主动性态度及整体协作体验。最后,讨论了该概念对人机交互领域的影响。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

In the human-AI collaboration area, the context formed naturally through multi-turn interactions is typically flattened into a chronological sequence and treated as a fixed whole in subsequent reasoning, with no mechanism for dynamic organization and management along the collaboration workflow. Yet these contexts differ substantially in lifecycle, structural hierarchy, and relevance. For instance, temporary or abandoned exchanges and parallel topic threads persist in the limited context window, causing interference and even conflict. Meanwhile, users are largely limited to influencing context indirectly through input modifications (e.g., corrections, references, or ignoring), leaving their control neither explicit nor verifiable. To address this, we propose Mixed-Initiative Context, which reconceptualizes the context formed across multi-turn interactions as an explicit, structured, and manipulable interactive object. Under this concept, the structure, scope, and content of context can be dynamically organized and adjusted according to task needs, enabling both humans and AI to actively participate in context construction and regulation. To explore this concept, we implement Contextify as a probe system and conduct a user study examining users' context management behaviors, attitudes toward AI initiative, and overall collaboration experience. We conclude by discussing the implications of this concept for the HCI community.

人机协作上下文管理交互设计

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