PRACTICE & COMMENTARY · EDITORIAL BRIEF
When should you disclose AI use? The PACED framework
Taylor Dykes
Nielsen Norman Group · 25 September 2026
The finding or development
This practitioner article turns research on reactions to AI disclosure into questions about policy, audiences, context, expectations and the extent of AI involvement.
What supports it
Practitioner synthesis of cited research
Reviewed: Article and its discussion of supporting studies
Why it matters for design
A starting point for designing and testing clear disclosures in AI-enabled products, rather than assuming that one label works for every audience.
Read with this in mind
PACED is a proposed framework, not an independently validated scale. Check the cited experiments and applicable rules before relying on the recommendations.
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