AI & UX ethics

When I was designing Squeezey (best viewed on desktop), a budgeting app meant to help people manage impulsive buying, I added a feature that leverages the latest technology. Using Google Vision API, users could photograph something they wanted to buy… Read more: Designing For User Agency in AI-Driven Experiences

Interaction design is fundamentally about creating connections between users and technology. These interactions are becoming increasingly emotional in nature. Modern touchscreens provide diverse haptic feedback that engages our sense of touch. The tone and content of design elements carry a… Read more: Design with good intention

As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in digital products, interaction designers have increasing ethical responsibility for how these systems shape human experience. Unlike traditional interfaces, AI systems learn, predict, and influence behavior at scale – making ethics not a secondary… Read more: Designing in the Age of AI: The Ethical Responsibilities of Interaction Designers

As interaction designers, we are taught a great deal about how our designs impact people. We study human behavior, cognitive science, and principles of psychology. With this knowledge, we gain responsibility. Keeping users safe, protecting their information, and making sure… Read more: Designing Responsibly

Interaction Designers have always shaped how people experience technology, but with AI, I feel like that responsibility deepens. I think we can all feel it now, especially since this is such a large and growing topic in our field. I… Read more: Ethics and Agency: IXD and the new age of AI

I think ethical responsibility starts before anything is actually designed. Before adding a new feature, building a product, or deciding how AI should be integrated into a workflow, we should first pause and ask: Who will this help, and who… Read more: On Responsibility in Designing With AI

I believe the first ethical responsibility is transparency during the design phase. Interaction designers need to let users know when they are interacting with AI and explain how the system makes decisions. Simultaneously, designers need to inform users what data… Read more: Ethical responsibility of interaction designers to end users

What are the ethical responsibilities of interaction designers to their end users? Especially related to AI and its integration with our work. When we talk about design, we don’t usually talk about moral responsibility. We tend to focus on what… Read more: When AI Enters the Conversation: Rethinking the Designer’s Ethical Role

Interaction designers have a core ethical responsibility to protect users from manipulation and unintended consequences, especially as AI systems become embedded in everyday interfaces. One key duty is to maintain transparency. Users should be able to clearly understand when they… Read more: Trust and Transparency: The Ethical Duty of Interaction Designers

Interaction designers have an important ethical responsibility to protect users when working with AI, because AI systems can easily influence people without them noticing. Designers should make AI honest, easy to understand, and respectful of users’ choices—meaning no tricks, no… Read more: Ethical Responsibilities of Interaction Designers in the Age of AI