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Convey the consequences of user actions
Immediately update or convey how user actions will impact future behaviors of the AI system.
Immediately update or convey how user actions will impact future behaviors of the AI system.
Help the user understand how their actions influence the AI system so they can more effectively interact with it in the future. For example, for an AI-powered photo tagging app, if the user starts to tag a particular person, show them how their input will impact other photos either before or after they act.
Use Guideline 16 design patterns to convey the consequences of user actions:
- G16-A: Feedforward: Convey the consequences of user actions before the user takes action
- G16-B: Feedback: Convey the consequences of user actions after the user takes action
- G16-C: Remind of consequences of a past action and ask for reconfirmation
- G16-D: Convey the consequences of user action in help and documentation