From human teams to hybrid intelligence teams

identifying, characterizing, and evaluating foundational quality attributes

Journal Article (2026)
Author(s)

Davide Dell’Anna (Universiteit Utrecht)

Pradeep K. Murukannaiah (TU Delft - Interactive Intelligence)

Mireia Yurrita (Universiteit Utrecht)

Bernd Dudzik (TU Delft - Pattern Recognition and Bioinformatics)

Davide Grossi (Universiteit Leiden, University Medical Center Groningen, Universiteit van Amsterdam)

Catholijn M. Jonker (Universiteit Leiden, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, TU Delft - Interactive Intelligence)

Catharine Oertel (TU Delft - Interactive Intelligence)

Pınar Yolum (Universiteit Utrecht)

Research Group
Interactive Intelligence
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10458-025-09730-8
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Publication Year
2026
Language
English
Research Group
Interactive Intelligence
Journal title
Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems
Issue number
1
Volume number
40
Article number
10
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Abstract

Hybrid Intelligence (HI) is an emerging paradigm in which artificial intelligence (AI) augments human intelligence. The current literature lacks systematic models that guide the design and evaluation of HI systems. Further, discussions around HI primarily focus on technology, neglecting the holistic human-AI ensemble. In this paper, we take the initial steps toward the development of a quality model for characterizing and evaluating HI systems from a human-AI teams perspective. We first conducted a study investigating the adequacy of properties commonly associated with effective human teams to describe HI. The study features the insights of 50 HI researchers, and shows that various human team properties, including boundedness, interdependence, competency, purposefulness, initiative, normativity, and effectiveness, are important for HI systems. Based on these results, we developed a quality model for HI teams composed of seven high-level quality attributes, further refined into 16 specific ones. To evaluate the relevance and understanding of the proposed attributes, we conducted a second empirical investigation by staging competitions in which participants used the quality model to develop and analyze HI usage scenarios. Our analysis of 48 collected scenarios, which we openly release, confirms the proposed attributes’ relevance and highlights insights that emerge when designers consider the quality model in HI system design.