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Designing AI Experiences People Actually Use
AI-first interfaces often fail because they ask users to declare their intent upfront, shifting cognitive burden from the system to the user when people typically use tools to explore and discover outcomes. This creates a problematic inversion from traditional software that reduced ambiguity through constrained inputs and predictable environments. Success requires treating AI as a paradigm shift rather than a bolt-on feature, carefully managing trust, value perception, and cognitive load to create truly useful experiences.
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