"Nudging ethical layers to everyday AI uses"

Designing AI-nudge interfaces that guide users to use AI responsibly.

PROBLEM

Generative AI(GenAI) features are everywhere, whether users want to see them or not. Large Language Models are constantly updating, and users are bombarded with new features in their daily lives, causing frustration and the tedious problem-solving often called "yak shaving." Regardless of their preferences, users now face an overwhelming flood of AI technologies.

"How might designing different Gen AI-nudge interface help people use AI more responsibly?"

*The terminology related to this topic (AI nudge, nudge, Interface, GUI and zero interface) are collected HERE.

What is AI nudge?
AI nudge uses artificial intelligence to send personalized, timely, and subtle prompts to influence a person's behavior or decision-making. These prompts are based on data analysis of individual patterns and are designed to guide users toward a specific action, such as a healthcare action like taking medication, a work-related task like finishing a report, or a purchase decision. 

ROLE of THE PROTOTYPE

The prototypes created in this project encourage the audience to pause, reflect, and engage more thoughtfully while using GenAI applications. By testing prototype, measurable values are changes in preconception and post conception of ethical concerns in using Gen AI. 

DESIGN RATIONALE

The prototype draws on "Responsible AI principles" as the foundation for creating criteria that nudge users toward more mindful engagement. A familiar interface—the widely recognized chat box style of platforms like ChatGPT—was chosen as the design setting to ensure accessibility and relatability. Scenarios were developed in alignment with Responsible AI principles to foster empathy and reflection on the users' agency in AI and AI’s role in everyday use cases.

ANTICIPATED KNOWLEDGE CONTRIBUTION

This work explores what it means to design a user interface that operationalizes Responsible AI principles. By engaging in both making and reflecting, the project generates insights and practical ideas that can inform UX/UI designers working within today’s AI-saturated landscape, offering pathways for more ethical and human-centered design practices.