HAX Design Library

Interactive collection of the 18 Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction, with design patterns for applying them and examples.

Guideline 4

Guideline 4

Show contextually relevant information

Display information relevant to the user’s current task and environment.
Guideline 4 > Example

Copilot in Word | G4: Show contextually relevant information

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Guideline 4 > Example

Business Chat | G4: Show contextually relevant information

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Guideline 4 > Example

Viva Topics – G4: Show contextually relevant information

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Guideline 4 > Example

Viva Topics | G4: Show contextually relevant information

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Guideline 4 > Example

Microsoft Word | G4: Show contextually relevant information

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Guideline 16

Guideline 16

Convey the consequences of user actions

Immediately update or convey how user actions will impact future behaviors of the AI system.
Guideline 16 > Pattern 16A

Pattern 16A: Feedforward: Convey the consequences of user actions before the user takes action
Guideline 16 > Pattern 16A > Example

Outlook | 16A: Feedforward: Convey the consequences of user actions before the user takes action

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Guideline 16 > Pattern 16B

Pattern 16B: Feedback: Convey the consequences of user actions after the user takes action
Guideline 16 > Pattern 16B > Example

Gmail | 16B: Feedback: Convey the consequences of user actions after the user takes action

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Guideline 16 > Pattern 16C

Pattern 16C: Remind of consequences of a past action and ask for reconfirmation
Guideline 16 > Pattern 16D

Pattern 16D: Convey the consequences of user action in help and documentation
Guideline 16 > Pattern 16D > Example

Gmail | 16D: Convey the consequences of user action in help and documentation

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