

UX Roundup: Survey Response Options | Ideogram | Deepfaking User Test Videos | AI IA | LDM = Large Design Model | Web History | AI Writes 10% of Science Papers
Discrete response options best measure users’ subjective satisfaction | Disguising test users | Shopify AI helps merchants' IA | LDM GenUI

Jakob Nielsen
Jul 8, 202410 min read


SuperGeek vs. SuperUX: Can the Two Meet?
AI-accelerated teams of the world’s best programmers will be tiny but create $100M/person in startup company value. How can UX keep up?

Jakob Nielsen
Jul 3, 202410 min read


UX Roundup: UX Secrets | Figma AI | AI Style Variation | Dark AI | Respect for UX | User Research & AI | Claude 3.5
No secrets in UX | Figma GenUI | Image stylistic variations in generative AI | AI used for dark design | How to get respect for UX

Jakob Nielsen
Jul 1, 20249 min read


UX Roundup: 1-Year Anniversary | Learn AI in 18 Minutes | Generative UI Prototyping | Uizard v.2
1-year anniversary of Jakob Nielsen’s email newsletter | Engaging short video about generative AI basics | AI makes UI prototypes in 48 sec

Jakob Nielsen
Jun 24, 20248 min read


Native AI Workflows
Optimal AI benefits require an architectural shift in UX to transition from AI-enhanced add-ons to foundational AI-centric designs.

Jakob Nielsen
Jun 20, 20248 min read


UX Roundup: UX Superhero | Pivot to AI-UX | Luma Dream Machine | Midjourney Niji | Apple AI | Leonardo Phoenix
When UX professionals gain superpowers | UX-STRAT conference pivots to AI-driven future | Luma Dream Machine generates better AI video

Jakob Nielsen
Jun 17, 20249 min read


UX Roundup: UX Portfolios | Linkrot | Midjourney User Testing | AI-Sourced Articles | Cheaper AI
Target UX portfolios at busy hiring managers | Linkrot eats away at Web connectivity | Midjourney to start usability testing

Jakob Nielsen
Jun 10, 20246 min read


UX Roundup: First Mouse | Dark AI | AI Spend Grows | Most Drivers Think They’re Above Average | 4 Clicks = 4 AI Models
First computer mouse in museum | Beware dark AI design | 293% y/y growth in companies’ AI spend | Most drivers think they’re above average

Jakob Nielsen
Jun 3, 202417 min read


Future-Proofing Education
Traditional education is obsolete in the age of AI. Future success hinges on mastering AI tools, understanding persuasion, and building.

Jakob Nielsen
May 30, 202411 min read


Impact of Tokens on Image Generation
Removing and adding keywords in image prompting changes the generated images in unpredictable ways. Current prompt adherence is too weak.

Jakob Nielsen
May 23, 20244 min read


UX Roundup: Prompting for Music Styles | Combining AI Tools | Style Randomization
Summary: Music prompting harder than image prompting | Combining up to 8 different AI tools into a single task workflow | Midjourney...

Jakob Nielsen
May 20, 20247 min read


Compute Creates Usability
Increased availability of cheap compute creates opportunities for improved usability. AI will continue this trend.

Jakob Nielsen
May 16, 20249 min read


UX Roundup: AI @ Moderna | Neopets Lives | UX of Empty Fields | AI Health Care | Jakob’s Office Behind the Scenes | Jakob Live This Wednesday | Mentorship
Moderna goes all-in on AI use | Neopets revived after 20 years: pets still live | Improving the usability of empty-state areas in a UI

Jakob Nielsen
May 13, 20247 min read


Peak Programmer ≠Peak UX
Summary: The Evolution Awaits: In a decade, AI will transform our productivity landscapes, tripling UX outputs and decimating developer...

Jakob Nielsen
May 9, 202417 min read


UX Roundup: Many-Shot UX Prompting | Professor Prompts | Useless UX | 10K Midjourney | Offshoring Comments | Tourist Users | Dark Design
Many-Shot prompts likely to improve some UX tasks | Prompt library for educational use of AI | LinkedIn’s useless UX advice

Jakob Nielsen
May 6, 202410 min read


UX Roundup: Luxury Usability | User Testing, the Movie | AI = Ozempic | Better Analytics | Job Hunt Advice | Design Similarity
Summary: Luxury websites have bad usability | Poster fail: User testing, the movie | AI is Ozempic for the company | Is Microsoft Clarity...

Jakob Nielsen
Apr 29, 20248 min read


Diamond Prompting in UX Work
The dual prompting approach in AI-driven UX design distinguishes between exploratory and detail-refining phases.

Jakob Nielsen
Apr 25, 202411 min read


UX Roundup: GenUI Feeding & Design Systems | Autoformat Credit Card Numbers | Systems Thinking | Top Companies by Geo | Dovetail AI | Jakob Keynote | Llama 3
Generative UI benefits from design systems | Autoformat credit card numbers as chunks | Systems thinking

Jakob Nielsen
Apr 22, 20248 min read


AI as UX Integration Glue
Users today face a fragmented digital experience, constantly navigating between incompatible apps and websites. AI could serve as glue.

Jakob Nielsen
Apr 18, 20246 min read


UX Roundup: Collaborative AI Workflow | New Music Service | Clear > Clever | Team Skill Hackathon | AI-Driven KPI
Leonardo support for collaborative AI workflow in UX design | Clear beats clever in UX | Hackathon to grow team skills | AI-enabled KPIs

Jakob Nielsen
Apr 12, 20248 min read
