Jakob Nielsen
Nov 29, 20237 min read
Usability Labs: Cool or Old School?
Richly illustrated historical overview of the transformation of usability labs from dedicated spaces to Zoom calls.
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 27, 20238 min read
UX Roundup: OpenAI Debacle | Productive AI in UX | Better Headlines | Faster Horses | Solo UXer
Summary: Implications of the near-disaster at OpenAI | Improving productivity of UX work by using AI | Writing good headlines for UX...
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 22, 20237 min read
Photos Improve Website Usability and Credibility
Strong photography conveys information with authenticity, fostering trust in the content provided on a website.
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 20, 20234 min read
UX Roundup: Free UX Books | DoD Does Well | Design for Anthropomorphism | Overall Evaluation
11 books about UX for free download | US Department of Defense AI deployment plan | Design UX for the fact that users anthropomorphize AI
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 17, 20231 min read
User Experience in Two Infographics
Two short infographics define UX and summarize why and how to run UX projects. Show to your boss or colleagues who don’t understand UX.
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 15, 20236 min read
Website Survival Without SEO in the Age of AI
Content creators face reduced search traffic due to AI's prowess in delivering tailored answers. Permission marketing is the way.
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 13, 20239 min read
UX Roundup: OpenAI Announcements | GitHub AI Keynote | Jakob’s Razor for UX | Midjourney Beta
UX hot take on OpenAI’s keynote announcements | Jakob’s Razor: don’t overcomplicate matters and start with a qualitative user test w 5 users
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 10, 20239 min read
Compare AI to Average Humans, Not the Best Human
For max benefit, decisions to deploy AI solutions must be based on comparing AI with the average human performance, not the very best human.
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 8, 20237 min read
SEO Is Dead, Long Live AI-Summarized Answers
Unlike search, AI synthesizes a single clear answer from all available info, tailored to the user’s specific query and circumstances.
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 6, 20236 min read
UX Roundup: IDEO Cut in Half | Dall-E Characters | AI New UI Paradigm
Design firm IDEO cut half of staff since 2020 (most layoffs in 2023) | In analytics, define Overall Evaluation Criterion aligning w business
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 3, 20234 min read
2,500% ROI from Microsoft Office AI Copilot
Summary: An advertising agency experienced huge gains relative to monthly costs from deploying the AI Copilot product from Microsoft....
Jakob Nielsen
Nov 1, 20238 min read
AI Visualizing AI: Beyond the Robot Stereotype
AI creativity tested by challenging 3 leading generative models to conceptualize “artificial intelligence” without resorting to robots.