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Keeping the organization in the loop: a socio-technical extension of human-centered artificial intelligence

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Herrmann, Thomas, Pfeiffer, Sabine·2023·AI & SOCIETY

Abstract

The human-centered AI approach posits a future in which the work done by humans and machines will become ever more interactive and integrated. This article takes human-centered AI one step further. It argues that the integration of human and machine intelligence is achievable only if human organizations—not just individual human workers—are kept “in the loop.” We support this argument with evidence of two case studies in the area of predictive maintenance, by which we show how organizational practices are needed and shape the use of AI/ML. Specifically, organizational processes and outputs such as decision-making workflows, etc. directly influence how AI/ML affects the workplace, and they are crucial for answering our first and second research questions, which address the pre-conditions for keeping humans in the loop and for supporting continuous and reliable functioning of AI-based socio-technical processes. From the empirical cases, we extrapolate a concept of “keeping the organization in the loop” that integrates four different kinds of loops: AI use, AI customization, AI-supported original tasks, and taking contextual changes into account. The analysis culminates in a systematic framework of keeping the organization in the loop look based on interacting organizational practices.

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TL;DR

The paper argues that human-centered AI must be extended to keep the organization—not just individual workers—in the loop, because organizational practices shape how AI/ML affects work. Using two predictive-maintenance case studies, it derives four organizational loops and a framework of six interacting practice categories.

Key findings

  • The authors identify six organizational categories needed for AI/ML embedding in predictive maintenance: leadership and HR as enablers; decision-making about AI outcome; coordination of original tasks supported with AI; coordinating with the external world; dealing with changes; and evolving the AI system.
  • They extrapolate four loops: UA-tasks (using and assessing AI output), CA-tasks (customizing the AI system), O-tasks (original tasks supported with AI), and C-tasks (contextual changes and factors in relation to AI).
  • Case A involved a German car manufacturer’s chassis manufacturing division with 1,500 employees; four interviews in 2017 yielded 77 specific challenges for PM integration. Case B involved an automotive factory with around 15,000 employees; the sociological study included 28 qualitative interviews, several workplace observations, four group discussions, and six feedback workshops.
  • The paper answers RQ1–RQ3 by arguing that keeping humans in the loop depends mainly on organizational practices, that reliable AI functioning requires continuous handling of external world and changes, and that a systematic framework must synchronize the four loops rather than treat organizational measures as isolated.

Methods

  • Interdisciplinary reanalysis of two qualitative case studies of AI/ML-based predictive maintenance in the German automotive industry: Case A was a bottom-up PM implementation studied from business informatics, with four interviews and company documentation; Case B was a top-down Industry 4.0 case studied sociologically, with 28 qualitative interviews, workplace observations, four group discussions, and six feedback workshops.
  • Interviews were transcribed and content-analyzed; the authors jointly re-examined both case materials through a cross-disciplinary re-interpretation combining business informatics and sociology.
  • The analysis grouped challenges into six organizational categories and developed two general models: four intertwined loops of organizational practices and a schematic framework of tasks, actors, and interacting organizational practices.

Limitations

  • The paper does not state a formal limitations section.
  • Evident from the text: the findings are based on two predictive-maintenance cases in the automotive sector, one bottom-up and one top-down, so generalization to other sectors and AI applications is limited; the medical image analysis example is described as deliberately tentative.
  • Evident from the text: the study reanalyzes existing case material originally collected for different research questions and disciplines, and the literature review notes a broader lack of reliable organizational-level data and qualitative case studies on AI use.

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Crossref · 10.1007/s00146-022-01391-5

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Claims the paper makes

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  • Interpretationcitation

    The necessity of dealing with power relationships in organizations is mostly neglected in AI-related discourses.

    “The necessity of dealing with power relationships in organizations is mostly neglected in AI-related discourses (Ren 2019;Vallas and Hill 2012).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Ren 2019 source

      The Literature review (page unavailable) says existing research already examines institutions, interests, and power in organizational technology adoption; it argues instead that efficiency and organizational performance have received too little attention. The paper discusses technology adoption generally, not AI-related discourse specifically. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    • cites Vallas and Hill 2012 source
  • Premisecitation

    The more highly developed concepts of collaborative AI, responsible AI, or hybrid intelligence systems see a long-term role for humans in the application of AI systems.

    “However, the more highly developed concepts of”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 3 sources checked
    • cites Dellermann et al. 2019 source

      Section 2.3, “Hybrid Intelligence,” argues that humans and machines will collaborate continuously and describes hybrid intelligence as a likely division of labor for years or decades. That supports a long-term human role in hybrid intelligence, but the paper does not establish the same claim for responsible AI as a distinct concept. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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    • cites Schiff et al. 2020

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  • Interpretationcitation

    Trust in AI is a question of collaboratively negotiated assessment of the performance of an AI system as a consequence of organizational practices that lead to networked trust.

    “Trust in AI is also rather a question of collaboratively negotiated assessment of the performance of an AI system as a consequence of organizational practices that eventually lead to networked trust (Andras et al. 2018).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Andras et al. 2018 source

      The Levels of Trust and Networks and levels of Trust sections (pages not provided) describe trust spreading through peers and being delegated to firms and institutions. The Operationalizing social trust through game theory section also describes using ratings and past behavior to judge an AI system. These passages support networked trust and assessment of behavior, but do not establish the claimed process of collaboratively negotiating a performance assessment through organizational practices. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Premisecitation

    Whenever key actors of an organization negotiate who is authorized to modify the AI system and to what extent modification is to be undertaken, dimensions of power and control are on the table.

    “Whenever the key actors of an organization negotiate who is authorized (4.1 & 4.3) to modify the AI system and to what extent modification is to be undertaken, dimensions of power and control are on the table (Kellogg et al. 2020;Ren 2019;Vallas and Hill 2012).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 3 sources checked
    • cites Kellogg et al. 2020 source
    • cites Ren 2019 source

      The Conclusion and discussion section (page unavailable) describes bargaining among decision-makers and staff over technology-adoption decisions, with greater uncertainty leaving more political room for negotiation. Task legitimacy (page unavailable) also links authority over implementation to organizational power. The paper studies ERP adoption, however, and does not address who is authorized to modify an AI system or how extensively the system may be modified. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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    • cites Vallas and Hill 2012 source
  • Premisecitation

    Continuously interwoven explanation of AI behavior and exploratory adaptation can improve both AI and human learning.

    “Continuously interwoven explanation of AI behavior and exploratory adaptation can improve both AI and human learning (Holstein et al. 2020).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Holstein et al. 2020 source

      The Conceptual Framework section (page unavailable) describes co-learning in which humans and AI help one another improve over time. Decision Augmentation (page unavailable) discusses AI support for human professional development and human feedback that helps AI learn. The copy does not support the more specific claim that continuously interwoven explanations of AI behavior and exploratory adaptation produce those improvements. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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    Interpretationcitation

    The idea of keeping society in the loop could apply also to the meso level, i.e., the organization in which AI is applied.

    “There is no reason this idea could not apply also to the meso level, i.e., to the organization in which AI is applied.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Rahwan (2018) source

      Section 3 (p. 3) introduces society-in-the-loop as a way to embed society’s values in oversight of AI with broad societal implications. It does not propose applying the framework at the meso level of an organization; that extension is the citing author’s inference. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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    Premisecitation

    Maintenance workers' knowledge and experience is of widely underappreciated value for the successful introduction of ML-based maintenance systems.

    “Furthermore, maintenance workers' knowledge and experience is of widely underappreciated value for the successful introduction of ML-based maintenance systems (Pfeiffer 2020).”
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    • cites Pfeiffer 2020 source
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    Premisecitation

    There is as yet hardly any reliable data on the use of AI from an organizational perspective; even quantitative data with regard to AI at the firm level is still a clear research lacuna.

    “There as yet hardly any reliable data on the use of AI from an organizational perspective; even quantitative data with regard to AI at the”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Seamans and Raj 2018 source
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    Premisecitation

    Performance legitimacy, task legitimacy, and value legitimacy are of particular importance for the successful adaptation of new technologies, and they have to be established and negotiated in organizational practices.

    “Performance legitimacy, task legitimacy, and value legitimacy are of particular importance for the successful adaptation of new technologies, they have to be established and negotiated in organizational practices (Ren 2019).”
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    • cites Ren 2019 source
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    Interpretationcitation

    The evaluation of the performance legitimacy of employing AI has to be organized with respect to the effects on O-tasks.

    “But again, this evaluation has to be organized with respect to the effects on O-tasks.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Ren 2019 source
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    Interpretationcitation

    To develop an interaction between 4.1 and 4.2, a complementary combination of human and AI strengths is to be pursued.

    “To develop an interaction between 4.1 and 4.2, a complementary combination of human and AI strengths is to be pursued (Dellermann et al. 2019;Jarrahi 2018).”
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    • cites Dellermann et al. 2019 source
    • cites Jarrahi 2018 source
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    Premisecitation

    Some changes result from external factors that include the societal context; others include aspects of inter-organizational collaboration with an ecology of external partners.

    “Some changes result from external factors (4a) that include the societal context (Rahwan 2018), others usually include aspects of inter-organizational collaboration (Campion et al. 2020) with an ecology of external partners.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim2 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Rahwan 2018 source

      Rahwan says broad societal values should guide the monitoring of AI systems (Section 6.1, p. 6), and that public-shaped norms should influence how their performance is measured (Section 7.5, p. 8). This supports societal context as an influence on changes to AI governance, but does not establish the broader claim that changes generally result from external factors. The inter-organizational collaboration clause is attributed to another citation, not Rahwan. (LLM, conf=0.78)

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    • cites Campion et al. 2020 source
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    Study design and conductcitation

    The survey method and selection of interviewees in Case B were based on approaches from the German sociology of work tradition.

    “The survey method and the selection of the interviewees were based on approaches from the German sociology of work tradition (Pfeiffer et al. 2019).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim1 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Pfeiffer et al. 2019 source
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    Findingown data

    Organizational practices are needed and shape the use of AI/ML.

    “We support this argument with evidence of two case studies in the area of predictive maintenance, by which we show how organizational practices are needed and shape the use of AI/ML.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
    • The authors state this as an assumption: For every domain of AI application, activities and the strengths needed to accomplish them have to be analyzed in the context of organizational practices.
  • May combine two claims.

    Findingown data

    In Case A, the plant operator was the main addressee of PM notifications, discussions and evaluations of warnings, malfunctions, and false alarms by the PM system, and corresponding reactions were object of team meetings on the shopfloor.

    “In this case, the plant operator was the main addressee of PM notifications, discussions and evaluations of warnings, malfunctions, and false alarms by the PM system and according reactions were object of team meetings on the shopfloor.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Findingcitation

    From the interviews in Case A, 77 specific challenges for PM integration were derived.

    “From the interviews 77 specific challenges for PM integration were derived (Herrmann 2020).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Herrmann 2020 source
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    Findingnone given

    At the moment when the PM system issues a notification, an employee has to decide what to do about it and how to integrate the response into routine maintenance tasks.

    “At the moment when the PM system issues a notification, an employee has to decide what to do about it and how to integrate the response into routine maintenance tasks.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Findingnone given

    PM systems can make bad recommendations.

    “PM systems can make bad recommendations.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Findingnone given

    In case A, a plant operator authorized to accept a notification is responsible for coordinating its complete handling.

    “In case A, a plant operator who is authorized to accept a notification is responsible for the coordination of its complete handling.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Findingown data

    The study compiled a detailed schematic of tasks, actors, and interacting organizational practices.

    “In this study, we identified four intertwined loops of interacting organizational practices of collaborative task handling and compiled a detailed schematic of tasks, actors, and interacting organizational practices that we expect to find in most AI-using organizations.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Findingreasoning

    Not every PM notification initiates a separate workflow, because coupling with other maintenance steps also takes place.

    “That means that not every PM notification initiates a separate workflow, because coupling with other maintenance steps also takes place.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Findingnone given

    Maintenance processes are integrated into a network of actors from outside the company, with whom constant coordination must occur.

    “Maintenance processes are integrated into a network of actors from outside the company, with whom constant coordination must occur.”
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    Findingnone given

    One of the first things that happens is that the PM message is forwarded to others who should know about it.

    “One of the first things that happens is that the PM message is forwarded to others who should know about it.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Findingnone given

    Doing repair work is usually not a job for one individual, and the plant operator has to check availability of others, capabilities, replacement parts, and tools.

    “Doing the repair work is usually not a job for one individual, and the plant operator has to check the availability of the others involved, their capabilities, the availability of replacement parts, the availability of tools, etc.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Findingnone given

    Even practitioners in leadership positions within organizations tend to involve the organization and its experts from the various organizational contexts too little or too late when implementing AI systems.

    “Even practitioners in leadership positions within organizations tend to involve the organization and its experts from the various organizational contexts too little or too late when implementing AI systems.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Findingreasoning

    Even if the plant operator solves the problem indicated by the PM system directly, additional specialists may have to get involved.

    “Even if the plant operator solves the problem indicated by the PM system directly, additional specialists may have to get involved.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Findingreasoning

    Coordination of maintenance can include complex negotiations, for example involving a works council for weekend work or unplanned overtime.

    “All in all, this coordination can possibly include complex negotiations, for example if a works council has to be involved because the repair work needs to be scheduled for a weekend or requires unplanned overtime.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Findingnone given

    Even already-implemented PM systems are in continuous need of intervening action of varying urgency and consequences.

    “Even already-implemented PM systems are in continuous need of intervening action of varying degrees of urgency and with varyingly serious consequences (planned production downtimes, ordering expensive spare parts, etc.).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Findingown data

    AI/ML use within PM requires or affects specific organizational practices, which can be grouped into six categories.

    “When analyzing the data of both case studies from the perspective of embedding ML/AI within complex business organizations, we grouped the challenges and problems found into six categories where AI/ML use within PM requires or affects specific organizational practices.”
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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Findingnone given

    A basic kind of coordination takes place between internal maintenance and external providers of plant and equipment.

    “A basic kind of coordination, which has to be clarified both generally and in particular situations, takes place between internal maintenance and the external providers of plant and equipment.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Findingreasoning

    Employees may have good reasons for not following the PM system's recommendation in certain situations.

    “Employees may also have good reasons for not following the PM system's recommendation in certain situations, e.g., for an experimental handling of assumed false positive PM notifications.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Premisecitation

    Predictive maintenance is considered to be one of the most important AI applications for Industry 4.0.

    “Predictive maintenance (PM) is considered to be one of the most important AI applications for Industry 4.0 (Garcia et al. 2020).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Garcia et al. 2020 source
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    Premisecitation

    Engineering disciplines tend to leave organizational factors out of their equations, but also social sciences and management studies focus strongly on distributed agency between human and machine, addressing the organization often just as a static environmental condition than as a dynamic set of actors and rules.

    “It may not be surprising that engineering disciplines tend to leave organizational factors out of their equations, but also social sciences and management studies focus strongly on the”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Latour 1988 source
    • cites Rammert 2008 source
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    Premisenone given

    Previous studies on the application of machine learning in maintenance are predominantly focused on concepts for a future application or on the prediction of possible effects on the level of work.

    “Previous studies on the application of machine learning in the field of maintenance are predominantly focused on concepts for a future application or on the prediction of possible effects on the level of work.”
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    Premisenone given

    The automotive industry is highly automated and has been very active in Industry 4.0 since the beginning, so there is already a lot of digital data with relevance for maintenance.

    “In addition, the industry is highly automated and has been very active in the field of Industry 4.0 since the beginning, so there is already a lot of digital data with relevance for maintenance here.”
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    Premisecitation

    A McKinsey study valued predictive maintenance as one of the most economically lucrative use cases for AI and ML at 0.5-0.7 trillion USD.

    “A McKinsey study pointed to predictive maintenance as one of the most economically lucrative use cases for AI and ML, valuing it at 0.5-0.7 trillion USD (Chui et al. 2018, p. 21).”
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    • cites Chui et al. 2018

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Premisenone given

    Both studies impressively demonstrate the consequences for the organization and its members, but they leave open to a large extent which organizational embedding would be the prerequisite for satisfactorily functioning and error-robust applications in this context and how they should be organized.

    “Both studies impressively demonstrate the consequences for the organization and its members, but they leave open to a large extent which organizational embedding would be the prerequisite for satisfactorily functioning and error-robust applications in this context and how they should be organized.”
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    Premisenone given

    Predictive maintenance is largely understood as an application of AI and machine learning, with organizational approaches slipping into the background in favor of data-driven, technical measures.

    “Predictive maintenance is largely understood as an application of AI and machine learning, with organizational approaches slipping into the background in favor of datadriven, technical measures.”
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    Interpretationown data

    The concept of keeping the organization in the loop integrates four different kinds of loops: AI use, AI customization, AI-supported original tasks, and taking contextual changes into account.

    “From the empirical cases, we extrapolate a concept of”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Premisenone given

    The integration of dynamically changing technology into the complex organizational structures around all processes of maintenance plays a marginal role in previous studies.

    “In contrast, the integration of this new, dynamically changing technology into the complex organizational structures around all processes of maintenance play a marginal role.”
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    Premisenone given

    Even when the organization is seen as more than just another context, the focus lies on the initial integration of AI and not on organizing AI and human development over long periods of time.

    “Also, even when the organization is seen as more than just another context, the focus lies on the initial integration of AI and not on organizing AI and human development over long periods of time (RQ2).”
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    Premisereasoning

    The organizational practices required to realize benefits from these solutions are not extensively discussed within these approaches.

    “However, the organizational practices required to realize benefits from these solutions are not extensively discussed within these approaches.”
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    Premisecitation

    Socio-technical design emphasizes the relevance of the organization and argues that the dimensions of human individuals, technology, and organization should be integrated.

    “Socio-technical design emphasizes the relevance of the organization and argues that the dimensions of human individuals, technology, and organization should be integrated (Baxter and Sommerville 2011;Eason 1989;Kirsch et al. 1995;Mumford 2006).”
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    • cites Baxter and Sommerville 2011 source
    • cites Eason 1989 source
    • cites Kirsch et al. 1995

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

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    Premisecitation

    The intertwinement between the social and technical dimensions and its evolution are the most crucial challenges of sociotechnical design.

    “We suggest that the intertwinement between both and its evolution are the most crucial challenges of sociotechnical design (Fischer and Herrmann 2015;Herrmann et al. 2021).”
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    • cites Fischer and Herrmann 2015 source
    • cites Herrmann et al. 2021 source
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    Premisecitation

    Originally, AI design includes aspects of replacing humans with machines, and there is a still-growing literature that identifies tasks that can be or will likely be automated.

    “Originally, AI design includes aspects of replacing humans with machines, and there is a still-growing literature that identifies tasks that can be or will likely be automated (Brynjolfsson and Mitchell 2017).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Brynjolfsson and Mitchell 2017 source
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    Study design and conductnone given

    Both case studies took place in a similar data collection period and in the same industry, but deliberately contrast in the size of the plants studied and in the disciplinary access.

    “Both case studies took place in a similar data collection period and in the same industry, but deliberately contrast in two respects: (a) in the size of the plants studied and (b) in the disciplinary access as originally, case study A was researched from the perspective and with the methods of business informatics and case study B from the perspective and with the methods of sociology.”
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    Premisenone given

    There is also a dearth of qualitative case studies, which are necessary to reveal how organizations integrate AI in practice.

    “There is also a dearth of qualitative case studies, which are necessary to reveal how organizations integrate AI in practice.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based).

    Premisenone given

    Overlooked are the multiple layers between micro and macro views: the meso level of organizations, institutions, networks, communities, processes, and agreements in which any use of technology is decided, realized, concretized, micromanaged, and processed as well as changed and developed on a daily basis.

    “Overlooked are the multiple layers between these micro and macro views: the meso level of organizations, institutions, networks, communities, processes, and agreements in which (any) use of technology is (and must be) decided, realized, concretized, micromanaged, and processed as well as changed and developed on a daily basis:”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Premisenone given

    The relationship between management and employees is particularly relevant but rarely addressed in AI research.

    “Also, the relationship between management and employees is particularly relevant but rarely addressed in AI research.”
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    Premisenone given

    These authors do not consider that humans are involved not only in human-machine loops but are also simultaneously engaged in organizational loops like managerial decisions, coordination, and negotiation of agreements.

    “However, these authors do not consider the fact that humans are involved not only in human-machine loops but are also simultaneously engaged in organizational”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Explanations of the background of decisions proposed by AI contribute to an overall understanding of the functioning of AI and its potentials and limits, and thus promote the development of users' competences when dealing with AI and related tasks.

    “We suggest that explanations of the background of decisions proposed by AI do not only help improve a single instance of task handling but contributes to an overall understanding of the functioning of AI and its potentials and limits, and thus promote the development of users' competences when dealing with AI and the related tasks.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
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    Interpretationreasoning

    AI in its current and prospective stages of development represents one of the clearest challenges to be met by the concept of keeping the organization in the loop.

    “While all kinds of complex technologies (such as ERP-systems, telecommunication infrastructure etc.) might benefit from the concept of keeping the organization in the loop, AI in its current and prospective stages of development represents one of the clearest challenges to be met by this concept.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    A large set of organizational measures is needed to deal with AI-related shortcomings and to engage in quality assurance and continuous improvement.

    “Rather, a large set of organizational measures is needed to deal with AI-related shortcomings and to engage in quality assurance and continuous improvement.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based).

    Interpretationreasoning

    The interplay between handling an AI outcome and the carrying out of original tasks to be supported or triggered by this outcome has to be coordinated.

    “Most important, the interplay (1c) between handling an AI outcome and the carrying out of original tasks to be supported or triggered by this outcome has to be coordinated.”
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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    Experiments and interventions can be risky and have to be authorized by the organization.

    “Experiments and interventions can be risky and have to be authorized by the organization (2b).”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    Since AI is not based on conventional algorithms that could be tested with respect to complete knowledge about its internal structure, the quality of AI outcome has to be checked against its value for repeatedly handling the series of original tasks.

    “(2) Since AI is not based on conventional algorithms that could be tested with respect to complete knowledge about its internal structure, the quality of AI outcome has to be checked against its value for repeatedly handling the series of original tasks (maintaining of machinery in the case of PM).”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    This is particularly true for ML-based AI that draws on underlying training data and where every usage of AI produces new data potentially relevant for (re-)training.

    “This is particularly true for ML-based AI that draws on underlying training data and where every usage of AI produces new data that is potentially relevant for (re-)training.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    Human decisions not following PM recommendations can later prove bad or lead to quality losses, high costs, or legal liability problems.

    “These human decisions can later prove to be bad or can lead to quality losses, high costs, or even legal liability problems.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationcitation

    Refining AI results is not mainly a question of HCI design; it is a challenge for the entire organization.

    “Using and evolving AI of refining AI results is not mainly a question of HCI design (Cai et al. 2019a).It is a challenge for the entire organization.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Cai et al. 2019a

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The parameters of the PM system at the time a defective part was produced may have to be reconstructed weeks later.

    “The parameters of the PM system at the time the defective part was produced may have to be reconstructed weeks later.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationnone given

    Interactions in the organization should be investigated continuously, not just during AI rollout.

    “b) Interactions in the organization should be investigated continuously, not just during AI rollout.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    The organization has to decide who is in charge of continuous quality assurance for PM and who is responsible for and has permission to modify the PM system.

    “The organization has to decide who is in charge of continuous quality assurance for PM and who is responsible for and has the permission to modify the PM system.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    An elaborated handling of PM notifications will include reflection and understanding of their underlying causes and consideration of possible dependencies with other material and technical facts and other maintenance work.

    “An elaborated handling of PM notifications and the problem that generated them will include a reflection and understanding of their underlying causes (see Sect. 4.5.2) and a consideration of possible dependencies with other material and technical facts as well as relations to other ongoing or prescheduled maintenance work.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Management and workers have to decide which subset of a larger set of original tasks will be supported by AI.

    “This interplay supposes management and workers have to decide which subset of a larger set of original tasks will be supported by AI.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The question of who is allowed to decide, initiate, order, or remedy what AI-provided decision, alone or with others, and at what level, has to be resolved in the context of a PM system time and again.

    “The complex question of who is allowed to decide, initiate, order, or remedy what AI-provided decision, whether alone or with others, and at what level has to be resolved in the context of a PM system time and again.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    A distinction must be made between situational versus general coordination requirements.

    “A distinction must be made between situational versus general coordination requirements.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    Processes of socialization into procedures of interacting with AI applications have to instill organizational readiness for ongoing change and learning.

    “Instead these have to instill organizational readiness for ongoing change and learning.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim. May combine two claims.

    Interpretationown data

    The four loops refer to task handling that: 1) directly deals with AI (UA-tasks, loop 1) using and assessing the outcome of AI and includes steps of refining the outcome or experimenting with it, 2) directly deals with AI (CA-tasks, loop 2) by contributing to the evolution of the AI system based on its customization and improvement, 3) exist before AI usage as original tasks (O-tasks, loop 3) that

    “These four loops, derived from our empirical findings, refer to task handling that: 1) directly deals with AI (UA-tasks, loop 1) using and assessing the outcome of AI and includes steps of refining the outcome or experimenting with it, 2) directly deals with AI (CA-tasks, loop 2) by contributing to the evolution of the AI system based on its customization and improvement, 3) exist before AI usage”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Coordination with external partners is an ongoing task, necessary not only when implementing the PM system but also when external relations change and when ML-based PM itself changes.

    “The coordination with external partners is an ongoing task.It is not only necessary when implementing the PM system, but also in the case where external relations change (change of supplier, changed supplier evaluation, etc.) and, if necessary, also in case of the frequent changes in MLbased PM itself.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    PM necessitates two types of maintenance, and the second type is surrounded by organizational roles and procedures.

    “In this sense, PM necessitates two types of maintenance, and also the second type of maintenance is surrounded by organizational roles and procedures.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    In implementing AI, technically oriented operational departments and HR administrators need to cooperate more than usual.

    “In implementing AI, the more technically oriented operational departments and HR administrators (who usually have little technical expertise) need to cooperate more than usual.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Including AI into the realm of original tasks requires changes of the rights and duties of roles to be included and of the workflows to be coordinated.

    “Including AI into the realm of original tasks requires changes of the rights and duties of roles to be included (3a) and of the workflows to be coordinated (3b).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Interpretationnone given

    Explainability is just another technical feature, not a quality of ML alone.

    “However, explainability is just another technical feature, not a quality of ML alone.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Customization of the AI system is an ongoing endeavor, continuously triggered by the need to deal with changes and by the interplay with the fulfillment of O-Tasks as an indicator of the quality of AI outcome.

    “It is an ongoing endeavor, continuously triggered by the need to deal with changes (4.5) and by the interplay (2c) with the fulfillment of O-Tasks as an indicator of the quality of AI outcome.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    Every decision regarding how an anticipated problem has to be dealt with and how upcoming tasks are handled and assigned has to be coordinated with upstream and downstream organizational functions and/or departments.

    “Every decision regarding how an anticipated problem has to be dealt with and how the upcoming tasks are handled and assigned has to be coordinated with upstream and downstream organizational functions and/or departments because of possible consequences concerning economic questions, technical issues, questions about the stream of material, productivity or quality, etc.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    Necessary changes can be supported by the internal project team, but external partners can help in understanding the limitations and opportunities of the AI application as well as the potential for further evolution.

    “Necessary changes can be supported by the internal project team, but external partners can help in understanding the limitations and opportunities of the AI application as well as the potential for further evolution (4b).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Interpretationreasoning

    When a PM system is introduced, time management, topic management, prioritization, and documentation work have to be reorganized for maintenance coordination meetings.

    “When a PM system is introduced, time management, the management of topics, their prioritization, and the subsequent documentation work have to be reorganized for running these meetings, and it has to be determined how far aspects such as prioritization become a matter of AI when its data-based capacities will increase over time.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    The customization of the AI system (CA-tasks) is an ongoing challenge.

    “We consider the customization of the AI system (CA-tasks) as an ongoing challenge.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Study design and conductcitation

    The company-case-study method used in Case B is similar to the method more often used in international research.

    “These are similar to the company-case-study method more often used in international research (Yin 2008).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Yin 2008

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    In the event of a malfunction, which kinds of problems can be fixed internally and which require calling in an external service must be clarified.

    “In the event of a malfunction, which kinds of problems can be fixed internally and which ones require calling in an external service must be clarified.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Interpretationnone given

    The organization has to decide who is authorized to deal with PM messages.

    “First, the organization has to decide who is authorized to deal with the PM messages (see Sect. 4.3).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    How the workforce deals with the outcome of an AI system is not only a matter of HCI but of complex, collaborative decisions that need ongoing coordination.

    “How the workforce deals with the outcome of an AI system is not only a matter of HCI but of complex, collaborative decisions (Fig. 2, 4.2) that need ongoing coordination (Fig. 2, 4.3).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Not only AI usage produces potential training data for ML but also its context.

    “(3) Not only AI usage produces potential training data for ML but also its context.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Interpretationnone given

    Continuous ensuring of the functioning of AI-based socio-technical systems requires dealing with the external world and with changes to understand how the evolution of AI is coordinated with respect to the contextually triggered dynamics of original tasks.

    “• RQ2: Continuous ensuring of the functioning of AIbased socio-technical systems requires dealing with the external world (4.4) and with changes (4.5) to understand how the evolution of AI is coordinated (4.3) with respect to the contextually triggered dynamics of original tasks.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Under the condition of AI usage, all organizational procedures have to consider that they are triggered by more or less reliable forecasts that can become obsolete after a procedure has been started.

    “Under the condition of AI usage, all of these organizational procedures have to set under consideration that they are triggered by more or less reliable forecasts that can become obsolete after a procedure has been started.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Collecting examples as a knowledge-management environment is an organizational task involving a variety of people, procedures, responsibilities, and decisions.

    “Collecting examples-as a kind of a knowledge-management environmentis an organizational task involving a variety of people, procedures, responsibilities, and decisions.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Contextually produced data can permanently be used for new training cycles and it is more about organizational than technical questions about whether, when, and with which data the re-training will take place.

    “Contextually produced data can permanently be used for new training cycles and it is more about organizational than technical questions about whether, when, and with which data the re-training will take place.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The organizational processing and embedding of PM is not a self-starter.

    “Thus, the organizational processing and embedding of PM is anything but a self-starter.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Keeping the human in the loop in any organization that uses AI involves a variety of interactions on many levels, both between humans and machines and among humans in different organizational roles.

    “Against this backdrop, it seems clear that “keeping the human in the loop” in any organization that uses AI involves a variety of interactions on many levels, both between humans and machines and among humans in different organizational roles.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    This co-evolution and continuous alignment applies particularly to the realm of AI and machine learning, where organizational practices have to accompany the continuing need and potential for improving AI based on new data that emerge by task-handling and contextual changes.

    “This applies particularly to the realm of AI and machine learning, too, where organizational practices have to accompany the continuing need and potential for improving AI based on new data that emerge by taskhandling and contextual changes.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    The organization must ensure that these rules are known and accepted by employees dealing with PM notifications and by all employees in the organizational loops within which this decision-making is embedded.

    “Furthermore, the organization has to make sure that these rules are known and accepted by the employees dealing with PM notifications and by all employees in the organizational loops within which this decision-making is embedded.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based).

    Premisenone given

    A typical phenomenon to be accounted for in socio-technical design is that organizational practices and technology continuously co-evolve and have to be continuously aligned.

    “A typical phenomenon to be accounted for in socio-technical design is that organizational practices and technology continuously co-evolve and have to be continuously aligned.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationcitation

    An AI result may not be considered when performing O-tasks, even if it is potentially relevant; this is a broader requirement than implementing the technical ability to veto.

    “An AI result may not be considered when performing O-tasks, even if it is potentially relevant-this is a broader requirement than the approach of implementing the technical ability to veto as proposed by Rakova et al. (2020).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Rakova et al. (2020)

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Interpretationnone given

    The schema presented in Fig. 2 shows how each of the six categories identified and discussed in Sect. 4 mutually interact.

    “The schema presented in Fig. 2 shows how each of the six categories identified and discussed in Sect. 4 mutually interact.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationnone given

    A systematic framework of keeping the organization in the loop when applying AI has to acknowledge the interplay of organizational practices instead of regarding them as isolated measures.

    “• RQ3: A systematic framework of keeping the organization in the loop when applying AI has to acknowledge the interplay of organizational practices instead of regarding them as isolated measures.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Promotion of continuously interwoven explanation and exploratory adaptation has to acknowledge the value of developing human competence in dealing with AI and seek to protect the experiential property of workers used and developed during decision-making with and customization of AI.

    “This promotion has to acknowledge the value of developing human competence in dealing with AI and seek to protect the experiential property of the workers that is used and developed during decisionmaking with (4.2) and customization of AI (4.6).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    The interplay of organizational practices has to be adjusted in a way that keeps the four loops displayed in Fig. 1 synchronized.

    “This interplay has to be adjusted in a way that keeps the four loops displayed in Fig. 1 synchronized.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationreasoning

    If defective parts produced on equipment are returned later, it must be legally clarified whether the cause lay with the parts manufacturer, equipment manufacturer, or supplier of the PM system.

    “If, for example, defective parts produced on the equipment are returned at a later date, it must be legally clarified whether the cause of the defect lay with the parts manufacturer, the equipment manufacturer, or the supplier of the PM system.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    For all successive decision-making after a PM warning and in its context, organizational rules have to be specified and conventions established.

    “For all successive decision-making after a PM warning and in its context, organizational rules have to be specified and conventions have to be established.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    The necessity of external coordination will not disappear after PM implementation; rather, the way the interplay with the external world is managed will change and face new challenges.

    “This necessity will not disappear after PM implementation.Rather, the way the interplay with the external world is managed will change and will face new challenges.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim.

    Interpretationreasoning

    For continuously interwoven explanation and exploratory adaptation to occur, it must be promoted by the interplay between coordination and HR.

    “For this to occur, it must be promoted by the interplay (2a) between coordination and HR.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    In the realm of O-tasks, extending the level of AI support simultaneously implies shifting control from management to technology and a redistribution of power because control over repairs is no longer in the hands of management alone but is also relegated in part to PM-driven notifications.

    “In the realm of the O-tasks, extending the level of AI support simultaneously implies shifting control from management to technology and a redistribution of power because control over repairs is no longer in the hands of management alone but is also relegated in part to PM-driven notifications.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationreasoning

    In the case of AI, where quality cannot sufficiently be tested before runtime, documentation and initiation of quality improvement is continuously necessary.

    “In the case of AI-where its quality cannot sufficiently be tested before runtime-documentation and the initiation of quality improvement is continuously necessary.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationcitation

    Organizational practices have to provide the channels and procedures that allow negotiation and communication to take place as both can still be seen as superior human strengths.

    “Organizational practices (1a) have to provide the channels and procedures that allow negotiation and communication to take place as both can still be seen as superior human strengths (Jarrahi 2018).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Jarrahi 2018 source
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    Who has access to which data must first be clarified in general but also checked and adjusted during software updates.

    “Who has access to which data must first be clarified in general but also checked and adjusted during software updates (of the embedded system as well as of the AI/PM systems).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Since AI plays the role of a decision-proposer, the persons addressed must have the standing and rights to oppose such a proposal; this must be checked and determined at least once by superiors, process managers, and/or HR.

    “Since AI plays the role of a decision-proposer, the persons addressed must have the standing and rights to oppose such a proposal; whether this is the case must be checked and determined at least once by superiors, process managers, and/or HR (see Sect. 4.1).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim. May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    The organization that implemented the PM system must provide rules for decision-making, align them with its strategies, and continuously adapt them to changes in conditions and strategies.

    “It is a task of the organization that has implemented the PM system to provide the rules for these instances of decision-making, to align them with its strategies, and to continuously adapt the rules in accordance with changes in conditions and strategies.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S3 (load-bearing).

    Interpretationcitation

    Specific human strengths have to be taken into account in decisions on the distribution of agency between human and AI.

    “Specific human strengths have to be taken into account in these decisions-as described for instance by Jarrahi (2018).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked
    • cites Jarrahi (2018) source
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S3 (load-bearing).

    Interpretationreasoning

    Maintenance contracts must be negotiated that deal with the extent to which external actors are allowed to influence AI-based PM.

    “For this purpose, maintenance contracts must be negotiated that also deal with the question of the extent to which external actors are allowed to influence AI-based PM.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    Every PM notification or failure to appropriately notify requires two human responses: whether the plant has to be maintained and whether the PM system itself needs to be adjusted.

    “Every PM notification (or failure to appropriately notify) requires two human responses: whether the plant has to be maintained and whether the PM system itself needs to be adjusted (see Sect. 4.2).”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim. May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    Leadership and HR are decisive factors in shaping organizational processes, supporting change, ensuring employee skill development, and enabling a learning organization, especially for embedding AI technology within organizations.

    “Leadership and human resource management (HR) are decisive factors in shaping organizational processes, supporting change, ensuring employee skill development, and enabling a learning organization-this is all the more true for embedding AI technology within organizations.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    It is a matter of organizational decision rules to whom and under what circumstances PM notifications can or must be forwarded.

    “It is a matter of organizational decision rules to whom and under what circumstances PM notifications can or must be forwarded.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Understanding and reflecting the dynamics of AI and O-Tasks and diagnosing the causes of problems in the performance of O-Tasks may lead to new tasks.

    “Understanding and reflecting these dynamics and diagnosing the causes of problems in the performance of the O-Tasks (4.5, tracing causes) may lead to new tasks.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).

    Interpretationown data

    The study of human-computer interaction has to include the organizational context.

    “a) The study of human-computer interaction has to include the organizational context.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • May combine two claims.

    Interpretationown data

    To realize benefits from complementary strengths of humans and AI and from fostering their coevolutionary improvement, it is not sufficient to just plug in AI technology; it is necessary to also develop new organizational practices including organizational learning and improvement of human collaboration.

    “d) To realize benefits from the complementary strengths of humans and AI and from fostering their coevolutionary improvement, it is not sufficient to just plug in AI technology.By contrast, it is necessary to also develop new organizational practices including organizational learning and improvement of human collaboration.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationnone given

    PM systems based on machine learning and constantly changing learning data sets are dynamic systems, which means that completely new legal and liability challenges arise.

    “PM systems based on machine learning and constantly changing learning data sets are dynamic systems, which means that completely new legal and liability challenges arise.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    The outputs that enable explainability can create more explanations of PM notifications than the organization requires or can even process.

    “The outputs that enable explainability can create more explanations of PM notifications than the organization requires or can even process.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Classified as probably not a substantial claim. May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    How to proceed when PM recommendations are not followed and what consequences employees face are questions the organization must answer.

    “How to proceed in such cases and what consequences employees will face are questions the organization must answer (see Sect. 4.2).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing), S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    New coordination requirements will likely only emerge after PM has been in use for a longer period of time.

    “Moreover, new coordination requirements will likely only emerge after PM has been in use for a longer period of time.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Interpretationnone given

    Beyond involving people, the acquisition of spare parts or special tools also has to be organized.

    “Beyond the involvement of people, the acquisition of spare parts or special tools also has to be organized.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).

    Interpretationnone given

    Designing and improving PM systems, creating new learning queues, and deciding on new training data necessitates having qualified or qualifiable employees.

    “Designing and improving PM systems, creating new learning queues, and deciding on new training data necessitates having qualified (or qualifiable) employees.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Procedures must be developed to regulate how system states can be continuously documented and what to do if liability has to be clarified.

    “Procedures must be developed for this purpose that regulate how system states can be continuously documented and what to do in the event that liability has to be clarified.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Interpretationnone given

    If an operator decides that PM messages should trigger further action, the subsequent activities have to be coordinated.

    “If an operator decides autonomously or in communication with others that the PM messages should trigger further action, the subsequent activities have to be coordinated.”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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  • The authors state this as an assumption.

    For every domain of AI application, activities and the strengths needed to accomplish them have to be analyzed in the context of organizational practices.

    “Consequently, we assume that for every domain of AI application-such as predictive maintenance-activities and the strengths needed to accomplish them have to be analyzed in the context of organizational practices.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Organizations are subject to their own logic, integrated into complex external environments, and divided internally by competition among departments with divergent interests.

    “Organizations-be they commercial enterprises or public institutions-are subject to their own logic, integrated into complex external environments, and divided internally by competition among departments with divergent interests.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Decisions, whether technically or humanly generated, must be negotiated and processed within the organization.

    “No matter whether decisions are technically or humanly generated, they must be negotiated and processed within the organization.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The organizational context surrounds human actors and affects the way they handle their tasks.

    “This organizational context surrounds human actors and affects the way they handle their tasks.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Predictive maintenance can have consequences not only for the organization and its members, but also for production technology, product quality, delivery reliability, etc.

    “Precisely because PM can have consequences not only for the organization and its members, but also for production technology, product quality, delivery reliability, etc., we ask about the organizational conditions for this entire complex--and, also technical--system, not only for the impacts and consequences for the organization.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    In socio-technical systems, organizational practices and human-computer interaction are closely intertwined, shaping the roles humans play in their daily work.

    “In socio-technical systems, organizational practices and human-computer interaction are closely intertwined, shaping the roles humans play in their daily work-when interacting with technology as well as within organizational practices and processes.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The two case studies of PM implementation provide a sufficient basis for deriving generic organizational requirements for the design of human-machine systems of AI-based systems.

    “The following analysis systematically traces these organizational categories based on both case studies and then discusses the generic organizational requirements for the design of human-machine systems of AI-based systems.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Four feedback cycles are sufficient to ensure regulation, control, and supervision of AI-based processes.

    “we argue that ensuring regulation, control, and supervision of AI-based processes needs four feedback cycles.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The six organizational categories identified from the PM cases are applicable to AI/ML use in organizations generally.

    “Below, we describe these categories in general terms that could also be valid for any organization.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The two empirical cases in predictive maintenance are representative of AI-using organizations generally.

    “Based on sociological theory and two empirical cases in the field of predictive maintenance, the contribution of our study is to broaden human-centered AIdesign research by keeping the organization in the loop in analyses and design of AI use.”
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Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.

Each contradiction between two passages listed here was confirmed by an independent check.

  • RQ1 answer points to the wrong section for AI-outcome decision-making

    Minor

    The RQ1 summary identifies decision-making about AI outcomes as section 4.5, but section 4.5 is about dealing with changes. Decision-making about AI outcomes is section 4.2.

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Research works printed but not linked: 3

  1. Davenport T, Miller S (2021) Working with smart machines: insights on the future of work. Asian Manage Insights 8(1):18–25
  2. Kamar E (2016) Directions in Hybrid Intelligence: Complementing AI Systems with Human Intelligence. IJCAI, 4070–4073
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Authors
Herrmann, T., & Pfeiffer, S.
Affiliations
  • Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
  • Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Herrmann, Thomas
  • Pfeiffer, Sabine
Venue
AI & SOCIETY
Published
2022-02-18
Volume
38
Issue
4
Pages
1523-1542
ISSN
  • 0951-5666 (ISSN-L)
  • 1435-5655
OpenAlex
W4213272379
Cited by
173
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 67 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 3
FWCI
38.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
AI & Society (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Information Systems Theories and Implementation
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society
Keywords
human-centered AI, socio-technical systems, organizational practices, predictive maintenance, human-machine interaction, context change

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