Jakob Nielsen
- Jul 27, 2023
- 4 min
Direct Manipulation: A Fundamental Element of Graphical User Interfaces
With direct manipulation users control visual objects through physical gestures, incremental reversible actions & real-time feedback.
Jakob Nielsen
- Jul 26, 2023
- 5 min
Operant Conditioning in Generative AI Image Creation
Torment users with alternating emotions of euphoria and anguish as AI metes out sublime or disastrous pictures with wanton unpredictability.
Jakob Nielsen
- Jul 19, 2023
- 4 min
The 10 Usability Heuristics Reimagined
Many people have published great new ways of explaining the classic 10 usability heuristics.
Jakob Nielsen
- Jul 12, 2023
- 13 min
The AI Revolution Won’t Cause Mass Unemployment
Productivity gains from AI will obliterate many jobs, but people adapt and create new work. Humans always crave more, inventing new products
Jakob Nielsen
- Jul 10, 2023
- 1 min
AI can Boost Education
Case study of using AI to critique student presentations.
Jakob Nielsen
- Jul 6, 2023
- 12 min
AI Generates Complex Text, Challenging Many Readers
Generative AI tools often produce text at high reading levels, posing difficulty for low-literacy users. A copy review is imperative.
Jakob Nielsen
- Jul 3, 2023
- 3 min
UX Experts Misjudge Cost-Benefit from Broad AI Deployment Across the Economy
UX professionals underestimate the measured productivity gains from AI tools, whereas they overestimate the growth of the economy.