In Your Face or Interface?

PREFACE This paper was written 20+ years ago but still holds relevance today. However, I will be updating the paper to emphasize the importance of user research and testing: Today, user-centered design (UCD) is considered a best practice for interface design, and it...

The Impact of AI on Global Transformation

Introduction: What is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial intelligence (AI) is a broad term encompassing any system that uses computers to imitate intelligent human behavior. The main goal of AI is to make sure that computers can do things that require intelligence...

Testing the TikTok algorithm

The Wall Street Journal tested out the TikTok algorithm with bots to see how quickly the app converged towards a user’s pre-specified interests. As viewing time of videos as the main signal, and to nobody’s surprise (I think), it only took a couple of hours for TikTok...