HAX Design Library

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

Scope services when in doubt

Engage in disambiguation or gracefully degrade the AI system’s services when uncertain about a user’s goals.

Guideline 10 > Pattern 10A

Pattern 10A: Disambiguate before acting

Guideline 10 > Pattern 10B

Pattern 10B: Avoid cold starts by eliciting user preferences

Guideline 10 > Pattern 10C

Pattern 10C: Fall back to other strategies

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

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

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

Guideline 16 > Pattern 16D

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

Guideline 17

Provide global controls

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

Guideline 18

Notify users about changes

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

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