Social Co‐OS: Cyber‐human social Co‐operating system

Abstract

Abstract The novel concept of a Cyber‐Human Social System (CHSS) and a diverse and pluralistic ‘mixed‐life society’ is proposed, wherein cyber and human societies commit to each other. This concept enhances the Cyber‐Physical System (CPS), which is associated with the current Society 5.0, a social vision realised through the fusion of cyber (virtual) and physical (real) spaces following information society (Society 4.0 and Industry 4.0). Moreover, the CHSS enhances the Human‐CPS, the Human‐in‐the‐Loop CPS (HiLCPS), and the Cyber‐Human System by intervening in individual behaviour pro‐socially and supporting consensus building. As a form of architecture that embodies the CHSS concept, the Cyber‐Human Social Co‐Operating System (Social Co‐OS) that combines cyber and human societies is shown. In this architecture, the cyber and human systems cooperate through the fast loop (operation and administration) and slow loop (consensus and politics). Furthermore, the technical content and current implementation of the basic functions of the Social Co‐OS are described. These functions consist of individual behavioural diagnostics, interventions in the fast loop, group decision diagnostics and consensus building in the slow loop. Subsequently, this system will contribute to mutual aid communities and platform cooperatives.

Keywords

• decision making
• social aspects of automation
• social sciences computing
• cyber‐physical systems