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Haley Kyong A Oh: Shaping Human-Centered AI Through UX Design
Designer Haley Kyong A Oh discusses integrating human-centered principles into AI product design
Haley Kyong A Oh: Shaping Human-Centered AI Through UX Design For Haley Kyong A Oh, the goal is to put the human back into human-centered AI. By Reese Watson Published Feb. 27 2026, 7:30 p.m. ET …
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Why this article matters to UX professionals:
This profile addresses a critical intersection in contemporary UX practice: designing for AI systems that maintain human agency and usability. As AI becomes embedded in product experiences, designers face distinct challenges in making algorithmic behavior transparent, predictable, and controllable to end users. Haley’s work highlights the UX research and interaction design methods needed to prevent AI from becoming a black box that frustrates users or erodes trust.
For product and SaaS designers, this matters because AI features now appear across workflows—from recommendation engines to generative interfaces. Without human-centered design applied at the architecture level, these features create friction, reduce accessibility, and undermine user confidence. The conversation surfaces practical considerations around mental models, feedback loops, and user control that shape how teams approach AI feature specifications and usability testing.
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