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ChatGPT Is Constantly Tricked by People, but Who’s Fooling Who?
ChatGPT took the world by storm when it launched in November 2022. There are more sophisticated AIs out there, but ChatGPT fascinate us because we communicate with it in a natural language – the same language we use when we communicate with people. I can have a philosophical conversation with ChatGPT, it can write poetry, and it can advise me on my relationships.
AI
7 Great AI Opportunities for Any App Startup, by ChatGPT 👀
This article is an experiment with ChatGPT, which was used to write the article. I asked it to predict 7 opportunities for AI. At first, the answers were good, but not as good as a human in that it misses cultural references without nudging it. I had to rephrase my inputs only couple times to get to this:
Accessibility
Accessibility: The Biggest Scam in UX
I can’t even possibly count how many times I have seen designers describing their work as accessible, throw around words like “inclusivity” and “universal design”, just to present a minimalistic — totally up to trends — white and *choose any color* prototype, thinking that’s it. Stop right now, I hate you.
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Psychology
Shit’s Broken: Why We Need Mindful Notifications & How to Design Them
Barring those who have made a conscious and concerted effort to turn them off, push notifications disrupt our flow on a daily basis. You pick up your phone to check the time or your to-do list, and the first thing you see is that you’ve received 9 messages from 4 different people, who are waiting for your response. Let’s start with an assessment.
Behavioural Design 101: Psychology mechanisms in persuasive design
Today’s companies employ techniques from psychology and neuroscience to increase engagement of their apps. Sometimes it can benefit users, and at other times, like with Instagram latest immersive feed, it preys on our paths of least resistance to suck us into their app longer.
How to Pass the Personality Test
Show companies who you are, by being honest, true to yourself, and stand by your principles. Demonstrate your professionalism by refusing to be unfairly scrutinized, discriminated against, typified, coerced, whether through unfairly long hiring processes, ridiculous design tests, or fictitious personality tests. Prepare for companies that are unprepared for how best to hire you.
Product Design
Designing Better Hyperlinks: A Detailed Guide
Why are “click here” and “by this link” poor choices? And is it acceptable to use “read more”? All these phrases have become so common that many people don’t see any problems with them. How many times have you encountered or composed the following on websites, in emails, or on intranets? In this article, I’ll explain popular wording and formatting mistakes and will show more accessible and informative alternatives.