Lesson 1127 of 1596
AI deceptive pattern audit checklist for AI features
Use AI to build an audit checklist for AI features against known deceptive design patterns.
Creators · Ethics & Society · ~7 min read
The premise
AI can produce an audit checklist that maps AI feature behaviors against known deceptive patterns so design and legal can review consistently.
What AI does well here
- List deceptive pattern categories with examples relevant to AI features
- Provide observable check questions per category
- Format for use in design and legal reviews
What AI cannot do
- Audit the live product on its own
- Decide whether a pattern crosses the legal line
- Replace user testing for unintended deception
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Practice this safely
Use a small project example from your own work. The useful move is to compare the AI's draft against your goal, sources, and constraints before you trust it.
- 1Ask AI to explain deceptive patterns in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "AI deceptive pattern audit checklist for AI features" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check audit checklist against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
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