Abstract
In recent years, automation systems that conduct human physical and cognitive tasks
on people’s behalf are coming to join our everyday life. In this article, first, we define
automation systems as a third artifact, compared with primitive tools that support
human physical activities and cognitive artifacts that support human cognitive activi-
ties. Second, we review three branches of researches investigated in the research field
of human-automation system interaction, and show the importance of the function of
trust when making a relationship with automation systems. Finally, we show common-
alities and differences in the nature of trust for human-human and human-automation
system interaction.
