i was working on a project recently when something caught my eye - this sneaky user experience that seemed way too familiar. it hit me hard; we might be unknowingly shipping some seriously manipulative designs, and not just in our projects but across the board.
ux dark patterns ! these are like those pesky ads you cant seem to shake off once they stick w/ your browsing history - they nudge users into making choices that arent entirely their own. think of it as web-trained ai absorbing all its bad habits, and now were dealing a hand or two.
i mean seriously - have any of us rly thought abt the ethical implications behind those clever little design tricks? ive seen first-hand how companies use them to get users hooked on something they might not need in reality.
now what do designers across teams have left but unlearn these habits and create truly user-centric experiences again from scratch!how are you tackling this issue, - have y'all found any tools or strategies that help spot dark patterns early? im curious to hear your thoughts!
full read:
https://uxdesign.cc/the-web-trained-ai-to-deceive-now-designers-have-to-untrain-it-420f9d3fe78e?source=rss----138adf9c44c---4