AI UX Design Patterns

How the world's best AI products design their experiences, documented, analyzed, and continuously updated.

Patterns used by leading companies

The AI UX design pattern library for product designers and teams building AI-powered experiences. Each pattern is documented from 3+ real implementations across products like ChatGPT, Claude, GitHub Copilot, Midjourney, Google, and Notion, with examples, code demos, and research-backed guidance you can apply today.

Contextual Assistance

Offer timely, proactive help and suggestions based on user context, history, and needs.

Human-AI Collaboration

GitHub

Google

Notion

Progressive Disclosure

Gradually reveal information, options, or AI features to reduce cognitive load and simplify complex tasks.

Natural Interaction

Google

Loom

Human-in-the-Loop

Balance automation with human oversight for critical decisions, ensuring AI augments human judgment.

Human-AI Collaboration

Google

Grammarly

OpenAI

Explainable AI (XAI)

Make AI decisions understandable via visualizations, explanations, and transparent reasoning.

Trustworthy & Reliable AI

Claude

Hugging

Perplexity

Conversational UI

Design intuitive, engaging, human-like interactions via chat and voice interfaces.

Natural Interaction

Microsoft

Siri

Slack

Adaptive Interfaces

Interfaces that learn user behavior and automatically adjust layout and functionality to match individual usage patterns.

Adaptive & Intelligent Systems

Duolingo

Netflix

Spotify

Multimodal Interaction

Combine voice, touch, gesture, text, and visual input for natural interaction.

Natural Interaction

Google

Tesla

Guided Learning

Break complex tasks into guided steps, adapting to user knowledge levels.

Adaptive & Intelligent Systems

Figma

GitHub

Augmented Creation

Empower users to create content with AI as a collaborative partner.

Human-AI Collaboration

Figma

GitHub

Responsible AI Design

Prioritize fairness, transparency, and accountability throughout AI lifecycle.

Trustworthy & Reliable AI

Hugging

IBM

Microsoft

Error Recovery & Graceful Degradation

Fail gracefully with clear recovery paths when things go wrong.

Trustworthy & Reliable AI

ChatGPT

GitHub

Grammarly

Collaborative AI

Enable effective collaboration between multiple users and AI within shared workflows.

Human-AI Collaboration

Notion

Slack

Ambient Intelligence

Create unobtrusive AI that senses context and provides assistance without explicit interaction.

Adaptive & Intelligent Systems

Apple

Google

Tesla

Safe Exploration

Provide sandbox environments for experimenting with AI without risk.

Trustworthy & Reliable AI

GitHub

OpenAI

Photoshop

Predictive Anticipation

AI that predicts user needs before they're expressed, pre-loading content and suggesting next actions based on behavioral patterns.

Adaptive & Intelligent Systems

Netflix

Spotify

Confidence Visualization

Display AI certainty levels through visual indicators, helping users understand prediction reliability and decide when to trust or verify outputs.

Trustworthy & Reliable AI

AWS

GPTZero

Feedback Loops

Continuous learning mechanisms where user corrections and preferences improve AI performance, creating experiences that evolve with usage.

Human-AI Collaboration

ChatGPT

Claude

Graceful Handoff

Seamless transitions between AI automation and human control.

Human-AI Collaboration

Adobe

Tesla

Context Switching

Smooth transitions between tasks or topics while maintaining conversation continuity.

Natural Interaction

ChatGPT

Notion

Intelligent Caching

Pre-fetch and cache AI content for instant results, reducing latency.

Performance & Efficiency

GitHub

Midjourney

Progressive Enhancement

Provide immediate basic responses then progressively add detail and accuracy.

Performance & Efficiency

Claude

Dall-E

Perplexity

Privacy-First Design

Minimize data collection and provide transparent privacy controls.

Privacy & Control

DuckDuckGo

Selective Memory

Control what AI remembers, forgets, or ignores with transparent settings.

Privacy & Control

Anthropic

ChatGPT

Universal Access Patterns

Ensure equitable access for all abilities, languages, and assistive technologies.

Accessibility & Inclusion

Microsoft

Crisis Detection & Escalation

Detect crisis signals and immediately provide professional resources.

Safety & Harm Prevention

ChatGPT

Crisis

Woebot

Session Degradation Prevention

Strengthen safety checks during extended conversations with session limits.

Safety & Harm Prevention

Wysa

Anti-Manipulation Safeguards

Detect actual harmful intent beyond surface framing regardless of how it's disguised

Safety & Harm Prevention

Bing

ChatGPT

Claude

Vulnerable User Protection

Detect vulnerable users and apply graduated age, crisis, and dependency protections.

Safety & Harm Prevention

Woebot