The pervasiveness of objects equipped with sensors and actuators and characterised by the possibility of communicating over the Internet in daily environments has steadily increased in recent years. They make possible the creation of several types of automation, which are often obtained with the support of artificial intelligence techniques. Thus, providing users with tools to better control these automations and make them more useful for their needs becomes important. Explanations can play an important role for this purpose and can take place in many forms. We present a design space for explanations to support users in creating and controlling daily automations. We also discuss how such design space can be useful to better identify the most relevant options for explanations according to the context of use and user goals.
Keywords: Automations, Explanations, Human control
