5 Types of Human-AI Interaction 🤖 The State of UX and the Latest in Tech

Thinking about all the possibilities of human-AI interaction helps us innovate and avoid falling back on the easiest solutions we think are "shiny" for users.

Today's Snack: 5 types of Human-AI interaction 🍪

Figure 1: The 5 Human-AI Interaction Types

Looking at the 5 types of Human-AI interaction (Figure 1), proposed by Silvana Hinsen, we can see that there are several ways we can interact with AI:

• Guardian Angel
  
  The guardian angel includes interactions that are entirely unconscious for people, up to and including their results — and sometimes beyond.

• Informant
  
  While an informant also takes on basic activities like a pixie, the informant interaction is more focused on retrieving information.

• Best Friend
  
  The best friend is an extraordinarily complex type of interaction due to its high interdependence. At the same time, the best friend only interacts within the scope of a predefined social action.

• Colega (Colleague)

  • Um colega está orientado para os objetivos e apresenta um resultado informativo, de assistência ou de consultoria em interações conscientes.

• Melhor Amigo (Best Friend)

  • O melhor amigo é um tipo de interação extraordinariamente complexo devido à sua grande interdependência. Ao mesmo tempo, o melhor amigo só interage no âmbito de uma ação social pré-definida.

Thinking about all these interaction possibilities allows us to innovate and avoid falling into the easiest and most "shiny" solutions for users.

An AI system that helps people doesn't always have to be a chat, nor something that is always present. These solutions can also be omnipresent and autonomous.

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