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 8 > Example

Copilot in Outlook | G8: Support efficient dismissal

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Guideline 8 > Example

Copilot in Word | G8: Support efficient dismissal

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Guideline 8 > Example

Microsoft Forms | G8: Support efficient dismissal

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Guideline 8 > Example

Siri | G8: Support efficient dismissal

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Guideline 8 > Example

Instagram | G8: Support efficient dismissal

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Guideline 10

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

Copilot in Word | 10A: Disambiguate before acting

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Guideline 10 > Pattern 10A > Example

Github Copilot | 10A: Disambiguate before acting

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iPhone | 10A: Disambiguate before acting

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Google Search | 10A: Disambiguate before acting

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Guideline 10 > Pattern 10B

Pattern 10B: Avoid cold starts by eliciting user preferences
Guideline 10 > Pattern 10B > Example

Apple Music | 10B: Avoid cold starts by eliciting user preferences

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Guideline 10 > Pattern 10B > Example

Microsoft News | 10B: Avoid cold starts by eliciting user preferences

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Guideline 10 > Pattern 10C

Pattern 10C: Fall back to other strategies
Guideline 10 > Pattern 10C > Example

Box Skills | 10C: Fall back to other strategies

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Guideline 10 > Pattern 10C > Example

Kommunicate chatbot | 10C: Fall back to other strategies

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Guideline 10 > Example

Copilot in PowerPoint | G10: Scope services when in doubt

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Guideline 14

Guideline 14

Update and adapt cautiously

Limit disruptive changes when updating and adapting the AI system’s behaviors.
Guideline 14 > Pattern 14A

Pattern 14A: Comprehensive updates
Guideline 14 > Pattern 14A > Example

YouTube | 14A: Comprehensive updates

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Guideline 14 > Pattern 14A > Example

Facebook | 14A: Comprehensive updates

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Guideline 14 > Pattern 14B

Pattern 14B: Immediate, partial, non-disruptive updates
Guideline 14 > Pattern 14B > Example

Google Search | 14B: Immediate, partial, non-disruptive updates

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Guideline 14 > Pattern 14B > Example

Spotify | 14B: Immediate, partial, non-disruptive updates

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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 17

Guideline 17

Provide global controls

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