Watch: Human roles & AI
Talks retain evidence and review limitations
Critical synopses on human judgement, delegation and responsibility around AI.
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Responsible practice
Accountability, inclusion and the consequences of design decisions.
15 connections
These are editorial connections by subject, not claims of collaboration, endorsement or equal evidence quality. This first topic collection covers the new AI, robotics, security, interface design and preparation resources; it is not a complete index of the reading room.
Video collection
Interface research & guidance
GOV.UK Design System
Official design-system guidance and examples · Open web resource · overview reviewed
Examples of layout, typography, colour, components and task patterns developed for government services. Useful for examining consistency and documented component behaviour.
W3C WAI: Page Structure Tutorial
Official accessibility tutorial · Open web guidance · overview reviewed
Guidance on page regions, labels and structure. Connect the visual hierarchy to meaningful document structure and navigation.
W3C WAI: Labeling Controls
Official accessibility tutorial · Open web guidance · page summary reviewed
Guidance on identifying form controls with associated labels. Useful when reviewing whether people can understand and operate a form.
Topic guide
Interface & UI design
Editorial guide with research and official guidance
Review visual hierarchy, responsive layouts and interaction states.
Cybersecurity & usable security
Editorial guide with research and official guidance
Design questions, original sources and an account-recovery activity.
Ethics and responsible practice
See each resource’s scope and evidence label
Follow resources on research ethics, data protection and AI cases.
Accessibility guidance
Site guidance and known limitations
Reading options and guidance on accessible experiences.
Security research & guidance
NIST Human-Centered Cybersecurity
Research programme and publication directory · Public programme information · research-area page reviewed
A route into research on people’s interactions with cybersecurity systems, products and processes. Use it to locate original studies rather than treating “the user” as a generic source of error.
W3C: Understanding Accessible Authentication (Minimum)
Official explanatory guidance · WCAG 2.2 SC 3.3.8 · Open guidance · page reviewed
Explains cognitive barriers in authentication and mechanisms such as password-manager support and copying and pasting. Consider the complete authentication and recovery journey.
NCSC: Usability of the product
Official technology-assurance guidance · Open guidance · page reviewed
Connects security-product usability with effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction, inclusion and accessibility. Useful when defining evaluation requirements with security colleagues.
Research centre or group
Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI)
Interdisciplinary institute · United States
Useful for human-centred framing, research reports and public discussions. Assess the methods of each publication separately; institutional standing is not an evidence label.
Research & guidance
Ironies of automation
Peer-reviewed journal paper · background · Abstract-only review · publisher full text may require access
The abstract argues that automating industrial processes can expand, rather than remove, problems involving the human operator. A historical starting point for questioning what remains for people to do.
Learning pathway
How much technical knowledge do I need?
Editorial activity · beginner and experienced routes
Learn enough to question capabilities, limitations and dependencies.
How do I maintain standards under pressure?
Editorial activity · beginner and experienced routes
Build accessibility, privacy and accountability into the work.