Pinnedzac taschdjianinUX CollectiveUX design in the age of machine learningFor Hollywood, AI is a somewhat nuanced boogie-man. Movies like Terminator and She propose a generally intelligent agent capable of being…Jul 2, 2018Jul 2, 2018
zac taschdjianinThe StartupThere Will Be No Human-Like AI Without EmotionAI in the movies is almost always about artificial “General” intelligence (AGI); human-like intelligence. In the original Star Trek series…Aug 26, 2020Aug 26, 2020
zac taschdjianinUX CollectivePractical UX for human-centered AIPart I: What is Human-centered AI?May 13, 2019May 13, 2019
zac taschdjianThe UX of AI: Sandwiches, Semantics and Human RIs a Taco a Sandwich?Dec 1, 2018Dec 1, 2018
zac taschdjianThe UX of AI Part I: Ants in Your Pants or Ants in Your Brain?On a superficial level, an ant hill and a human brain are conceptually similar. They each appear to have “collective” capabilities that…Nov 30, 2018Nov 30, 2018
zac taschdjianinUX CollectiveGDPR and UX for machine learning-based productsIf you’re an online marketer you could be forgiven for feeling like GDPR is an atom bomb that was just dropped on your business model. The…Aug 24, 2018Aug 24, 2018
zac taschdjianThe Action of Inaction: Design for Situated CognitionAs designers of interactions and experiences, we are concerned with the interface between the human and the technological (however those…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
zac taschdjianMotivation and Content Creation in Online Social NetworksAuthors: Zac Taschdjian Amanda Porter, Stephen Butler, Kate StarbirdMay 12, 2017May 12, 2017
zac taschdjianMiddle East Travel DiaryI wrote this travel diary while visiting Cairo and the White Desert and Damascus. It was on the eve of the Arab Spring and before the…May 12, 2017May 12, 2017
zac taschdjianWabi Sabi and Zen Aesthetics in User Interface DesignThis is an essay that I wrote quite a few years ago but I think it has a lot of relevance in our era of flat design.Jun 10, 2016Jun 10, 2016
