AI · Preregistered systematic review/meta-analysis of 106 experiments and 370 effect sizes.
When combinations of humans and AI are useful
Nature Human Behaviour. · 2024
Summary
Combinations underperformed the best solo system on average; gains were stronger for content creation and when humans were better than AI.
For your marketing
Possible founder application
Benchmark combined workflows against both solo baselines.
Reported result
What the study found
Combinations underperformed the best solo system on average; gains were stronger for content creation and when humans were better than AI.
Research question
What the authors investigated
When does human–AI collaboration outperform its components?
Design
Preregistered systematic review/meta-analysis of 106 experiments and 370 effect sizes.
Sample and setting
Human-participant experiments comparing human-only, AI-only, and combined systems.
Scope and transfer
Limitations to keep in view
Publication bias and heterogeneous short tasks.
Research sources
Nature full text reports the review protocol, inclusion criteria, effect sizes, and limitations.