Beyond Clicks & Prompts: Designing for Human-AI Interaction (HAII)

AI is no longer a “nice-to-have” feature—it’s becoming part of every developer’s toolkit. But designing interactions with AI isn’t the same as designing a button or a form. Unlike traditional Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Human-AI Interaction (HAII) is probabilistic, dynamic, and sometimes unpredictable.

In this talk, we’ll explore:

•The key differences between HCI and HAII (and why devs should care).
•The main challenges of building AI-powered products: explainability, trust, and user control.
•Real-world examples (like Gemini and cosine.sh) that show how good design can make or break user trust.
•Practical takeaways you can use when building AI features—so your users stay in control and keep coming back.

By the end, you’ll understand how to go beyond just writing code for AI and start designing collaboration between humans and AI.

This is a new talk. I delivered a brief version of it at a local meetup called SKG-JS, where I am also a co-organizer. The attendees found the topic very interesting.