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UX Roundup: Consultants Don’t Work | Apple AI | AI as General-Purpose Technology | Generative UI for the Enterprise

Jakob Nielsen

Oct 107 min read

UX Roundup: Consultants Don’t Work | Apple AI | AI as General-Purpose Technology | Generative UI for the Enterprise

Consultants don’t work for improving productivity through AI | Apple AI = bad AI | AI is a general-purpose technology | Enterprise GenUI

UX Roundup: Jakob Live | Reducing Extreme Poverty | Training with AI Agents | Healthcare Leapfrogging | Human vs AI Doctors | AI Leaderboard

Jakob Nielsen

Oct 311 min read

Progress in reducing extreme poverty | AI Agents as training aides | Will AI finally leapfrog healthcare delivery?

Jakob Nielsen

Aug 227 min read

AI Optimism

AI’s impact on job markets will likely mirror previous innovations. The projected 10,000x increase in AI by 2027 will bring wealth and jobs.

Jakob Nielsen

Jul 108 min read

The Decade of AI Super-Acceleration

AI's rapid advancement is caused by 3 factors: raw compute, algorithmic efficiency, and "unhobbling." Result: 10,000x AI boost every 4 year

UX Roundup: AI As General-Purpose Tech | AI Can Do Card Sorting | Mental Models | ChatGPT Lazy Fix | New Song

Jakob Nielsen

Feb 59 min read

UX Roundup: AI As General-Purpose Tech | AI Can Do Card Sorting | Mental Models | ChatGPT Lazy Fix | New Song

AI is a general-purpose technology that can double economic growth | Comparing human card sorting with AI categorization

Big Productivity Gains in Office Use of AI

Jakob Nielsen

Dec 8, 20238 min read

Big Productivity Gains in Office Use of AI

Microsoft Copilot increases the productivity of office tasks by around 40%, with even higher gains seen for search tasks.

Compare AI to Average Humans, Not the Best Human

Jakob Nielsen

Nov 10, 20239 min read

Compare AI to Average Humans, Not the Best Human

For max benefit, decisions to deploy AI solutions must be based on comparing AI with the average human performance, not the very best human.

Jakob Nielsen

Oct 25, 202334 min read

UX in Africa

UX is rapidly growing in Africa, especially in startups and Fintech companies. The continent’s young population eagerly adopts technology.

UX Roundup: GenAI Visual Shootout | Incremental Gains | Citation Analysis | A Real Recession

Jakob Nielsen

Oct 9, 20236 min read

UX Roundup: GenAI Visual Shootout | Incremental Gains | Citation Analysis | A Real Recession

GenAI Visual Shootout | Incremental Gains | Citation Analysis | A Real Recession

Will AI Cause Wage Stagnation or Growth?

Jakob Nielsen

Aug 25, 20237 min read

Will AI Cause Wage Stagnation or Growth?

Average wages are flat for the first 50 years after a major economic revolution. AI is a revolution, but with a different outcome.

The AI Revolution Won’t Cause Mass Unemployment

Jakob Nielsen

Jul 11, 202313 min read

The AI Revolution Won’t Cause Mass Unemployment

Productivity gains from AI will obliterate many jobs, but people adapt and create new work. Humans always crave more, inventing new products

UX Experts Misjudge Cost-Benefit from Broad AI Deployment Across the Economy

Jakob Nielsen

Jul 2, 20233 min read

UX Experts Misjudge Cost-Benefit from Broad AI Deployment Across the Economy

UX professionals underestimate the measured productivity gains from AI tools, whereas they overestimate the growth of the economy.

4 Metaphors for Working with AI: Intern, Coworker, Teacher, Coach

Top AI Tools Used by UX Professionals

UX Angst of 2023-24

Ideation Is Free: AI Exhibits Strong Creativity, But AI-Human Co-Creation Is Better

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Generative AI Enhances Old Users’ Intellectual Performance Through Wise Winnowing

UX Needs a Sense of Urgency About AI

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