How Do UX Practitioners Communicate Machine Learning as a Design Material? Artifacts, Conceptions...
How Do UX Practitioners Communicate Machine Learning as a Design Material? Artifacts, Conceptions...
K. J. Kevin Feng, Maxwell James Coppock, David W. McDonald
DIS 2023: ACM Designing Interactive Systems
Session: Human in the AI Loop
UX practitioners (UXPs) face novel challenges when working with and communicating artificial intelligence (AI) as a design material. We explore how UXPs communicate AI concepts when given hands-on experience training and experimenting with AI models. To do so, we conducted a task-based design study with 27 UXPs in which they prototyped and created a design presentation for an AI-enabled interface while having access to a simple AI model training tool. Through analyzing UXPs' design presentations and post-activity interviews, we found that although UXPs struggled to clearly communicate some AI concepts, tinkering with AI broadened common ground when communicating with technical stakeholders. UXPs also identified key risks and benefits of AI in their designs, and proposed concrete next steps for both UX and AI work. We conclude with a sensitizing concept and recommendations for design and AI tools to enhance multi-stakeholder communication and collaboration when crafting human-centered AI experiences.
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