{"id":91,"date":"2025-07-30T22:49:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2025-07-30T22:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:49:20","slug":"ai-ux-ethics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/ai-ux-ethics\/","title":{"rendered":"AI &amp; UX ethics"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/17\/designing-for-user-agency-in-ai-driven-experiences\/\">Designing For User Agency in AI-Driven Experiences<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Arianne Omila<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-17T16:35:15+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/17\/designing-for-user-agency-in-ai-driven-experiences\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Designing For User Agency in AI-Driven Experiences<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/17\/design-with-good-intention\/\">Design with good intention<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Helen Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-17T01:52:19+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 17, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/17\/design-with-good-intention\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Design with good intention<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/11\/designing-in-the-age-of-ai-the-ethical-responsibilities-of-interaction-designers\/\">Designing in the Age of AI: The Ethical Responsibilities of Interaction Designers<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Marcus Lee<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-11T00:10:20+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 11, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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 &#8211; making ethics not a secondary\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/11\/designing-in-the-age-of-ai-the-ethical-responsibilities-of-interaction-designers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Designing in the Age of AI: The Ethical Responsibilities of Interaction Designers<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/10\/designing-responsibly\/\">Designing Responsibly<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Abigail Smith<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-10T18:52:33+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 10, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/10\/designing-responsibly\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Designing Responsibly<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/10\/ethics-and-agency-ixd-and-the-new-age-of-ai\/\">Ethics and Agency: IXD and the new age of AI<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Sarah Ellzey<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-10T03:25:49+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 10, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/10\/ethics-and-agency-ixd-and-the-new-age-of-ai\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ethics and Agency: IXD and the new age of AI<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/10\/on-responsibility-in-designing-with-ai\/\">On Responsibility in Designing With AI<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mackenzie Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-10T01:11:32+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 10, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/10\/on-responsibility-in-designing-with-ai\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: On Responsibility in Designing With AI<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/09\/ethical-responsibility-of-interaction-designers-to-end-users\/\">Ethical responsibility of interaction designers to end users<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jason Wu<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T22:52:16+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 9, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/09\/ethical-responsibility-of-interaction-designers-to-end-users\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ethical responsibility of interaction designers to end users<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/09\/when-ai-enters-the-conversation-rethinking-the-designers-ethical-role\/\">When AI Enters the Conversation: Rethinking the Designer\u2019s Ethical Role<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Hannah Wang<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-09T08:35:34+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 9, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2019t usually talk about moral responsibility. We tend to focus on what\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/09\/when-ai-enters-the-conversation-rethinking-the-designers-ethical-role\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: When AI Enters the Conversation: Rethinking the Designer\u2019s Ethical Role<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/07\/trust-and-transparency-the-ethical-duty-of-interaction-designers\/\">Trust and Transparency: The Ethical Duty of Interaction Designers<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Willow Munaba<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-07T04:46:59+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 7, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/07\/trust-and-transparency-the-ethical-duty-of-interaction-designers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Trust and Transparency: The Ethical Duty of Interaction Designers<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/06\/ethical-responsibilities-of-interaction-designers-in-the-age-of-ai\/\">Ethical Responsibilities of Interaction Designers in the Age of AI<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Ye Lou<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-12-06T23:03:54+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">December 6, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">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\u2019 choices\u2014meaning no tricks, no\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/12\/06\/ethical-responsibilities-of-interaction-designers-in-the-age-of-ai\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ethical Responsibilities of Interaction Designers in the Age of AI<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-91","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91\/revisions\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}