Algolia - UX in the age of GenerativeAI, Making features usable, trusted and used - by Alex Collin

In this talk, Alexandre Collin (Algolia) walks us through an era where UI shifts from click‑or‑tap to intent specification.

He unpacks:
• How GenAI complements GUI: a new paradigm that promises to hide complexity, but comes with its own usability challenges.
• Discoverability first: lessons from Amazon Rufus, Amazon Q and Google Gemini on placement, labeling & progressive onboarding.
• Usability next: three prompt‑suggestion patterns, concise vs. verbose LLM outputs, and the journalistic “inverted pyramid” for faster comprehension.

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*Video Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:06:31 Evolution of UI Paradigms to Intent-Based UX
00:10:01 Core Challenges of UX with Generative AI
00:13:03 Impact of Mental Models on AI Adoption
00:16:16 Strategies for Optimizing Discoverability of AI Features
00:20:10 Good Practices for Integrating GenAI (Examples)
00:24:31 Key Takeaways for Discoverability
00:25:06 Optimizing Usability: Prompt Suggestions & LLM Responses
00:27:33 Key Takeaways for Usability
00:28:26 Resources for Further Learning
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Referenced research
• NNGroup article on Discoverability: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/disc...
• NNGroup article on AI content writing: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/gena...
• Google PAIR + People Guidebook: https://pair.withgoogle.com/guidebook/
• Algolia UX blog: https://www.algolia.com/blog/ux
• IBM Research: “Design Principles for GenAI": https://research.ibm.com/publications...

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