HAX Design Library

Interactive collection of the 18 Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction, with design patterns for applying them and examples.

Guideline 1

Guideline 1

Make clear what the system can do

Help the user understand what the AI system is capable of doing.
Guideline 1 > Pattern 1A

Pattern 1A: Introductory blurb
Guideline 1 > Pattern 1B

Pattern 1B: Use explanation (G11) patterns
Guideline 1 > Pattern 1B > Example

Amazon | 1B: Use explanation (G11) patterns

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Guideline 1 > Pattern 1C

Pattern 1C: Expose system controls
Guideline 1 > Pattern 1D

Pattern 1D: Demonstrate possible system inputs
Guideline 1 > Pattern 1E

Pattern 1E: Show a set of system outputs

Guideline 8

Guideline 8

Support efficient dismissal

Make it easy to dismiss or ignore undesired AI system services.

Guideline 13

Guideline 13

Learn from user behavior

Personalize the user’s experience by learning from their actions over time.
Guideline 13 > Example

Amazon | G13: Learn from user behavior

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Guideline 13 > Example

Amazon.com | G13: Learn from user behavior

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Guideline 16

Guideline 16

Convey the consequences of user actions

Immediately update or convey how user actions will impact future behaviors of the AI system.
Guideline 16 > Pattern 16A

Pattern 16A: Feedforward: Convey the consequences of user actions before the user takes action
Guideline 16 > Pattern 16B

Pattern 16B: Feedback: Convey the consequences of user actions after the user takes action
Guideline 16 > Pattern 16C

Pattern 16C: Remind of consequences of a past action and ask for reconfirmation
Guideline 16 > Pattern 16D

Pattern 16D: Convey the consequences of user action in help and documentation