HAX Design Library

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

Guideline 8

Guideline 8

Support efficient dismissal

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

Guideline 9

Guideline 9

Support efficient correction

Make it easy to edit, refine, or recover when the AI system is wrong.
Guideline 9 > Pattern 9A

Pattern 9A: Switch classification decisions
Guideline 9 > Pattern 9B

Pattern 9B: Rich and detailed edits
Guideline 9 > Pattern 9B > Example

Google Maps | 9B: Rich and detailed edits

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Guideline 9 > Pattern 9C

Pattern 9C: Undo automated actions
Guideline 9 > Pattern 9D

Pattern 9D: Do G9 through G15
Guideline 9 > Pattern 9E

Pattern 9E: Batch-editing data

Guideline 11

Guideline 11

Make clear why the system did what it did

Enable the user to access an explanation of why the AI system behaved as it did.
Guideline 11 > Pattern 11A

Pattern 11A: Local explanations
Guideline 11 > Pattern 11B

Pattern 11B: Global explanations
Guideline 11 > Pattern 11C

Pattern 11C: Present properties of system outputs
Guideline 11 > Pattern 11C > Example

Google Maps | 11C: Present properties of system outputs

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Guideline 11 > Pattern 11D

Pattern 11D: Map system input attributes to system outputs
Guideline 11 > Pattern 11E

Pattern 11E: Map user behaviors to system outputs
Guideline 11 > Pattern 11F

Pattern 11F: Example-based explanations
Guideline 11 > Pattern 11G

Pattern 11G: “What if?” explanations

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 16C > Example

Google Maps | 16C: Remind of consequences of a past action and ask for reconfirmation

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Guideline 16 > Pattern 16D

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

Guideline 17

Guideline 17

Provide global controls

Allow the user to globally customize what the AI system monitors and how it behaves.

Guideline 18

Guideline 18

Notify users about changes

Inform the user when the AI system adds or updates its capabilities.