HAX Design Library

Interactive collection of the 18 Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction, with design patterns for applying them and examples.
Guideline 1 > Pattern 1A

Pattern 1A: Introductory blurb
Guideline 1 > Pattern 1A > Example

Copilot in PowerPoint | 1A: Introductory blurb

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Guideline 1 > Pattern 1A > Example

Copilot in Word | 1A: Introductory blurb

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Guideline 1 > Pattern 1A > Example

D365 Marketing | 1A: Introductory blurb

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Guideline 1 > Pattern 1A > Example

Outlook | 1A: Introductory blurb and G17: Provide global controls

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Microsoft Word | 1A: Introductory blurb

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Guideline 1 > Pattern 1B

Pattern 1B: Use explanation (G11) patterns
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Viva Learning | 1B: Use explanation (G11) patterns

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Gmail | 1B: Use explanation (G11) patterns

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Guideline 1 > Pattern 1C

Pattern 1C: Expose system controls
Guideline 1 > Pattern 1C > Example

Copilot in PowerPoint | 1C: Expose system controls

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Viva Topics | 1C: Expose system controls

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Viva Topics | 1C: Expose system controls

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Google Photos | 1C: Expose system controls

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Guideline 1 > Pattern 1D

Pattern 1D: Demonstrate possible system inputs
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M365 Chat | 1D: Make clear what the system can do

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Copilot in PowerPoint | 1D: Demonstrate possible system inputs

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Business Chat | 1D: Demonstrate possible system inputs

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Guideline 1 > Pattern 1E

Pattern 1E: Show a set of system outputs
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Word Online | 1E: Show a set of system outputs

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Guideline 1 > Pattern 1E > Example

PowerPoint | 1E: Show a set of system outputs

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Notion | G1: Make clear what the system can do

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

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Copilot in Excel | G1: Make clear what the system can do

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Guideline 2 > Pattern 2A

Pattern 2A: Match the level of precision in UI communication with the system performance – Language
Guideline 2 > Pattern 2B

Pattern 2B: Match the level of precision in UI communication with the system performance – Numbers
Guideline 2 > Pattern 2C

Pattern 2C: Report system performance information
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Contoso | 2C: Report system performance information

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Dragon Professional | 2C: Report system performance information

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Guideline 2 > Pattern 2D

Pattern 2D: Provide low performance alerts
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Business Chat | 2D: Provide low performance alerts

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Copilot in Outlook | 2D: Provide low performance alerts

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Word Online | 2D: Provide low performance alerts

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Microsoft Teams | 2D: Provide low performance alerts

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Guideline 2 > Pattern 9A > Example

Viva Topics | 9A: Switch classification decisions and G2

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Google Gemini | G2: Make clear how well the system can do what it can do

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Google Gemini | G2: Make clear how well the system can do what it can do

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AI-framed questioning | G2: Make clear how well the system can do what it can do

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Visual uncertainty highlighting | G2: Make clear how well the system can do what it can do

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AI Critiques | G2: Make clear how well the system can do what it can do

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Hugging Chat | G2: Make clear how well a system can do what it can do 

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Copilot in Word | G2: Make clear how well the system can do what it can do

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Copilot in PowerPoint | G2: Make clear how well the system can do what it can do

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Google Bard | G2: Make clear how well a system can do what it can do

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Hugging Chat | G2: Make clear how well a system can do what it can do

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Business Chat | G2: Make clear how well the system can do what it can do

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Copilot in Outlook | G2: Make clear how well the system can do what it can do

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Guideline 7 > Example

Copilot in Word | G7: Support efficient invocation

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Copilot in Outlook | G7: Support efficient invocation

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Excel Flash Fill | G7: Support efficient invocation

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PowerPoint | G7: Support efficient invocation

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Guideline 15 > Pattern 15A

Pattern 15A: Encourage explicit feedback on individual system outputs
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Copilot in Excel | 15A: Encourage explicit feedback on individual system outputs

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Viva Topics | 15A: Encourage explicit feedback on individual system outputs

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Guideline 15 > Pattern 15B

Pattern 15B: Request explicit feedback on selected system outputs
Guideline 15 > Pattern 15C

Pattern 15C: Reporting inappropriate content
Guideline 15 > Pattern 15C > Example

Word Online | 15C: Reporting inappropriate content

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Guideline 15 > Pattern 15D

Pattern 15D: Use existing public rating or interaction data as feedback for the system
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Contoso | 15D: Use existing public rating or interaction data as feedback for the system

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