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Thought as a substrate in human-AI interaction
Proposes treating thought itself as the primary substrate for human-AI interaction. Rather than organizing interfaces around conversational turn-taking, design should be built around cognitive processes: attention, intention, reflection.
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Proposes treating thought itself as the primary substrate for human-AI interaction, arguing that interfaces should be built around cognitive processes rather than conversational turn-taking. Liu shifts the frame from communication to cognition: instead of asking “what did the user say?”, a thought-substrate interface asks “what is the user thinking, attending to, or trying to figure out?” The implications for interaction design are significant.
Published 2024 at ACM UIST.