Jakob Nielsen
Oct 10, 20247 min read
UX Roundup: Consultants Don’t Work | Apple AI | AI as General-Purpose Technology | Generative UI for the Enterprise
Consultants don’t work for improving productivity through AI | Apple AI = bad AI | AI is a general-purpose technology | Enterprise GenUI
Jakob Nielsen
Oct 3, 202411 min read
UX Roundup: Jakob Live | Reducing Extreme Poverty | Training with AI Agents | Healthcare Leapfrogging | Human vs AI Doctors | AI Leaderboard
Progress in reducing extreme poverty | AI Agents as training aides | Will AI finally leapfrog healthcare delivery?
Jakob Nielsen
Aug 22, 20247 min read
AI Optimism
AI’s impact on job markets will likely mirror previous innovations. The projected 10,000x increase in AI by 2027 will bring wealth and jobs.
Jakob Nielsen
Jul 10, 20248 min read
The Decade of AI Super-Acceleration
AI's rapid advancement is caused by 3 factors: raw compute, algorithmic efficiency, and "unhobbling." Result: 10,000x AI boost every 4 year
Jakob Nielsen
Feb 5, 20249 min read
UX Roundup: AI As General-Purpose Tech | AI Can Do Card Sorting | Mental Models | ChatGPT Lazy Fix | New Song
AI is a general-purpose technology that can double economic growth | Comparing human card sorting with AI categorization
Jakob Nielsen
Dec 8, 20238 min read
Big Productivity Gains in Office Use of AI
Microsoft Copilot increases the productivity of office tasks by around 40%, with even higher gains seen for search tasks.
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
Oct 25, 202334 min read
UX in Africa
UX is rapidly growing in Africa, especially in startups and Fintech companies. The continent’s young population eagerly adopts technology.
Jakob Nielsen
Oct 9, 20236 min read
UX Roundup: GenAI Visual Shootout | Incremental Gains | Citation Analysis | A Real Recession
GenAI Visual Shootout | Incremental Gains | Citation Analysis | A Real Recession
Jakob Nielsen
Aug 25, 20237 min read
Will AI Cause Wage Stagnation or Growth?
Average wages are flat for the first 50 years after a major economic revolution. AI is a revolution, but with a different outcome.
Jakob Nielsen
Jul 11, 202313 min read
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 2, 20233 min read
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.