What is Mixed-Initiative Interaction?

Computational Models for Mixed Initiative Interaction

Volume

Papers from the 1997 AAAI Spring Symposium

Contents

In this paper we review the unsettled definitions of initiative and mixed-initiative, discuss a set of dialogue fragments or situations that raise questions about the role of initiative (as traditionally defined), and introduce some ideas leading toward a theory of initiative as a composition of more fundamental factors such as choice of speaker, task and outcome.