HAX Design Library

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 1A > Example

Pattern 1D: Demonstrate possible system inputs

Guideline 1 > Pattern 1D > Example

Bing | 1D: Demonstrate possible system inputs

Guideline 1 > Pattern 1E

Pattern 1E: Show a set of system outputs

Guideline 3

Time services based on context

Time when to act or interrupt based on the user’s current task and environment.

Guideline 10

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 10A > Example

Google Search | 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 17

Provide global controls

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

Guideline 17 > Example

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