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 1D: Demonstrate possible system inputs

Guideline 1 > Pattern 1D > Example

M365 Chat | 1D: Make clear what the system can do

Guideline 1 > Pattern 1D > Example

Business Chat | 1D: Demonstrate possible system inputs

Guideline 1 > Pattern 1E

Pattern 1E: Show a set of system outputs

Guideline 1 > Example

Business Chat | G1: Make clear what the system can do

Guideline 4

Show contextually relevant information

Display information relevant to the user’s current task and environment.

Guideline 4 > Example

Business Chat | G4: Show contextually relevant information

Guideline 8

Support efficient dismissal

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

Guideline 8 > Example

Copilot in Outlook | G8: Support efficient dismissal

Guideline 8 > Example

Copilot in Word | G8: Support efficient dismissal

Guideline 12

Remember recent interactions

Maintain short-term memory and allow the user to make efficient references to that memory.

Guideline 12 > Example

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